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1 minuto The Free Trade Zone concept was first introduced by the 1973 Kyoto Convention (International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures 1973). The 1973 Kyoto Convention defines a Free Trade Zone as a specific district (within the customs territory of a sovereign country or region) that is designated to allow foreign goods to be imported and exported freely under tariff exemptions.  The first Free Trade Pilot Zone (herein referred to as “Free Trade Zone“) was established in Shanghai Pudong on Continue lendo→

menos de 1 minuto This article examines the key aspects of the legal infrastructure design of special economic zones (SEZs), with reference to the best practice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong SAR) under “One Country, Two Systems” and the Basic Law.  It discusses some recent initiatives of the Hong Kong SAR in respect of innovations in dispute resolution mechanisms and creative use of modern technology to illustrate how SEZs can respond to contemporary challenges and opportunities.  In particular, this article Continue lendo→

2 minutos It is difficult to know what the fallout of the COVID-19 crisis is going to be, especially since the toll in human life is, at this point, unknowable. The response has generally been to quarantine people at home and bring their daily lives, including work, to a dead stop. To mitigate the economic pain this will cause, the US government has passed a relief bill with a price tag of war-like proportions. However, ceasing economic activity has dire consequences. Economic activity is Continue lendo→

2 minutos Muchos especialistas consideran a la pandemia del coronavirus cómo la crisis más difícil desde el fin de la II Guerra Mundial. Además de las 30.000 pérdidas de vidas que se actualizan día a día, la mitad de la población se encuentra confinada en sus hogares, 300 millones de jóvenes en el mundo no asisten a clase, una importante cantidad de industrias y comercios –en su gran mayoría pymes– se encuentran paralizados y las pérdidas de capitalización bursátil para las grandes empresas alcanza Continue lendo→