[23 September 2007]

SANA'A, (Saba)- Chairman of the General Investment Authority (GIA) Saleh al-Atar said that the authority registered a project of building a soft drinks factory in Lahj governorate at a total cost of YR3.6 billion.

In a statement to Saba, al-Atar said that the factory is owned by Aden Company for Soft Drinks and Limited Industries at 98% and Shahir for Trade and Sana'a Company for Soft Drinks at 2%.

He made it clear that the project would offer 215 jobs, saying that the works in the project would be started next October, 2007.

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Saba