2018

Interest in Florida foreign trade zones piques amid global trade talks, barriers

Interest in Florida foreign trade zones piques amid global trade talks, barriers

3 minutos As trade talk swirls and barriers go up, interest in Foreign Trade Zones is piquing once again. “We look at the FTZ as another tool in our arsenal,” said Raymond Anderson, with Orlando International Airport. “We believe foreign trade zones become increasingly valuable potentially to local businesses.” The senior director of commercial properties and concessions, Anderson has spent the last two years growing the airport’s FTZ. The airport authority, he explained, is the guarantee or sponsor for the FTZ in Orange County. Founded Continue lendo→

Financiado pelo BNDES, porto de Mariel sofre com burocracia cubana

Financiado pelo BNDES, porto de Mariel sofre com burocracia cubana

4 minutos Um imenso canteiro de obras circunda hoje o porto de Mariel, inaugurado em janeiro de 2014 em Cuba, com a presença da então presidente Dilma Rousseff. Quatro anos depois de oficialmente criada, a Zona Especial de Desenvolvimento de Mariel, a 45 km de Havana, caminha visivelmente a passos lentos e, apesar dos incentivos fiscais, não se tornou efetivamente atrativa para empresas brasileiras diante de toda a burocracia que envolve qualquer investimento estrangeiro em Cuba. Nos governos Lula e Dilma, o Brasil financiou, Continue lendo→

China Free Trade Zones – Where are they?

China Free Trade Zones – Where are they?

1 minuto Since establishing the first China Free Trade Zone in Shanghai in 2013, Chinese authorities have moved swiftly and established a further 10 zones, with even more planned. Although the Shanghai Free Trade Zone is now fairly well known among foreign companies, awareness of the other Chinese FTZs is still relatively low. This article gives an overview of the 11 China Free Trade Zones currently in operation and outlines where they are located with maps. Each of the China Free Trade Zones are named after the province or Continue lendo→

Zona Franca Industrial de Bienes y de Servicios – Colombia

Zona Franca Industrial de Bienes y de Servicios – Colombia

1 minuto El régimen franco en Colombia tuvo sus inicios en 1958, con la creación de la Zona Franca Industrial y Comercial de Barranquilla, mediante la Ley 105 del mismo año. En la década de los años setenta, comenzaron operaciones otras cinco Zonas Francas: Cartagena, Santa Marta, Cúcuta, Palmaseca y Buenaventura. En julio de 1994, se procedió a la liquidación de estos establecimientos públicos y a la posterior entrega en administración al sector privado, en cumplimiento de lo establecido por la Ley 7a. de Continue lendo→