2 minutos Uruguay y Brasil firmaron, el lunes 20, el acuerdo con los protocolos para que la producción de mercaderías en zonas francas nacionales ingrese con arancel cero al mercado brasileño. También fue firmado el documento para facilitar la entrada de yerba mate a territorio nacional. “Hoy se protocoliza el acuerdo, a partir de ahora trabajamos para la internalización”, indicó el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Francisco Bustillo. El acuerdo fue firmado, en la sede de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración (Aladi), entre los representantes Continue lendo→

1 minuto The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) launched the beta version of its Sustainable Industrial Park Platform (SIPP), a global knowledge and resource centre for industrial parks and other related area development initiatives. “Also known as special economic zones or industrial districts/corridors, industrial parks are essential to promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization as they help developing countries and economies in transition overcome numerous constraints that hinder industrialization progress.  Such challenges include limited access to information, technology, finance, infrastructure, and weak institutions as well Continue lendo→

1 minuto Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the special economic zones (SEZs) under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will play a vital role in the country’s economic development and prosperity. The Pakistani government has been focusing on establishing SEZs across the country which would boost industrialization and exports while generating employment, Sharif said during his visit to the Rashakai SEZ, which is being developed under CPEC in the country’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. A total of nine economic zones have Continue lendo→

1 minuto En paralelo, Uruguay y Brasil firmaron otro documento que establece una complementación económica. En definitiva, lo que se pactará es que toda la producción uruguaya realizada en zonas francas pasará a tener un acceso con 0% de arancel en el mercado brasileño. El acuerdo estará vigente por tiempo indeterminado. Desde 1994 la producción que se realizaba en zonas francas no podía comercializarse con preferencia arancelaria en el mercado brasileño. Esto implicaba que todos los proyectos de inversión que se captaban tenían que tener como mercado objetivo Continue lendo→

1 minuto A nova refinaria com investimento planejado para o Ceará, a Refinaria de Petróleo de Pecém (RPP), poderá ter o início das obras já no começo do ano que vem e iniciar as operações ainda em 2025. A projeção foi feita por Gabriel Debellian, diretor de logística na Noxis Energy, empresa investidora do empreendimento, em entrevista exclusiva para a coluna. Esse cenário ainda poderia antecipar, também, o treinamento de pessoal, que deverá começar um ano antes da conclusão do projeto.  Contudo, Debellian explicou que todo o Continue lendo→

3 minutos A new World Bank-funded project will help Organized Industrial Zones (OIZs) in Turkey become more efficient, environmentally sustainable, and competitive. The new, $300 million Organized Industrial Zones Project for Turkey, to be implemented by the Ministry of Industry and Technology (MoIT), will support investments in basic infrastructure – such as new roads, water and gas pipelines, power lines, and logistics facilities – as well as in “green” infrastructure – such as improved energy and water efficiency facilities, advanced wastewater treatment plants, energy-efficient buildings, LED Continue lendo→

1 minuto Com a mudança da lei federal nº 11.508/2007, com alterações pelas leis nº 11.732/2008, 12.767/2012 e 14.184/2021, que permitem 100% de vendas para o mercado nacional, o modelo de zona de processamento e exportação (ZPE) se tornou um forte atrativo para empresários do mundo todo. Antes a legislação permitia que empresas se instalassem desde que 80% dos produtos fossem exportados e apenas 20% fossem vendidos para o mercado nacional. Com a alteração, os empresários podem produzir 100% para o país. “Com a Continue lendo→

2 minutos UNCTAD joined hands with seven global, regional and national associations representing over 7,000 special economic zones (SEZs) to launch a global alliance on 17 May. SEZs are geographically delimited areas within which governments promote industrial activity through fiscal and regulatory incentives and infrastructure support. They go by many different names, including free-trade zones and industrial parks, and are widely used by developed and developing economies. The Global Alliance of Special Economic Zones (GASEZ) seeks to drive the modernization of these zones across Continue lendo→