The Yemeni Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Treasury, Alawi Salami, stated that the local GDP grew by 4.7 percent in 2000, reported Al-Hayat. The Minister predicts the national economy to grow by 5.3 percent in 2002 with the value of the country’s GDP predicted at YR 1,660 billion ($9.8 billion) by the end of 2002. The Minister anticipates a 9.5 percent rise in the construction sector in 2002, a six percent rise in agriculture and 6.2 percent rise in the public sector. — (menareport.com)
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