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Zonas Económicas Especiales ayudarán a acelerar la reactivación – Peru.

Zonas Económicas Especiales ayudarán a acelerar la reactivación – Peru.

2 minutos De acuerdo con el Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo (Mincetur) las Zonas Económicas Especiales (ZEE) son espacios ubicados en el territorio nacional y sirven para el desarrollo de actividades productivas y de servicios, con énfasis en los negocios de comercio exterior.  Tiene como objetivo mejorar la prosperidad de la región en donde se ubican, reducir las barreras logísticas, estimular la economía, reducir la tasa de desempleo, propiciar la expansión en infraestructura y el desarrollo de nueva tecnología. Además, cuentan con una Continue lendo

South-East Asian special economic zones are becoming geopolitical

South-East Asian special economic zones are becoming geopolitical

6 minutos According to the latest World Bank’s “Global Economic Prospects” publication, Covid-19 pandemic will have a negative impact on East Asia causing a -1,2% GDP’s reduction in 2020, that is the region’s first recession since 1998’s Asian financial crisis, while China is expected to slow to 1% this year. Among the various consequences that may materialise, the report highlights the disruption of the global and regional value chains. In addition, as stated by UNCTAD World Investment Report 2020 Foreign Direct Investments’ (FDIs) flows are expected to Continue lendo

Reviving the Indian SEZs

Reviving the Indian SEZs

2 minutos SEZs are industrial enclaves entitled with fiscal benefits and located within a country’s  sovereign borders and have the objective of increasing balance of trade and attract newer inward-investments into the country along with creation of newer jobs. SEZ, as a concept, started in mid-1950s in countries with larger presence in industrial sectors. Ireland was one of the earliest adopters in setting up SEZ. The concept of labour-arbitrage which started as a competitive advantage for nations to compete with each other for global Continue lendo

Special economic zones and urbanization

Special economic zones and urbanization

1 minuto Special Economic Zones (SEZs) continue to be widely used across all regions and seek to achieve different economic policy objectives, with signi cantly varying degrees of impact. Experience has shown that proximity to urban centers is a key determinant of success for SEZs. At the same time, as policymakers seek to achieve objectives related to the Sustainable Development Goals, the success of SEZs will be increasingly de ned in terms of how they can contribute to them and to sustainable urbanization in Continue lendo

Assessment of Industrial Cluster Policies in Viet Nam:  The Role of Special Economic Zones in Attracting Foreign Direct Investment

Assessment of Industrial Cluster Policies in Viet Nam: The Role of Special Economic Zones in Attracting Foreign Direct Investment

menos de 1 minuto Special economic zones (SEZs) are considered as one of important regional industrial policies to attract foreign investment in developing countries such as Viet Nam. The review of SEZs development in Viet Nam including the comprehensive review of infrastructure and business environment in SEZs are presented in this paper for the first time.  Moreover, the paper gives novel non-parametric evidence to indicate the positive causal linkage between the zoning policies and the attraction of foreign investment at district-level in the country Continue lendo