dezembro 12, 2019

China extends pilot free trade zones to strategic border regions

4 minutos China will establish new pilot free trade zones (FTZs) in six provinces across the country, extending strategic trials to border regions to help improve trade ties with neighbouring countries and expand the reach of the Belt and Road Initiative. The move, announced on Monday, also adds free trade zones in underdeveloped provinces, making them more attractive to high quality manufacturing in a bid to support their local economies and help weather the impact from the escalating trade war with the United States. Continue lendo→

Presidente Duque presenta en Cúcuta incentivos de zonas económicas y sociales

2 minutos Desde Cúcuta, este sábado el presidente Iván Duque presentó los incentivos tributarios de las Zonas Económicas y Sociales Especiales (ZESE), un régimen especial tributario que le apuesta a disminuir el desempleo, la informalidad, el deterioro de las condiciones de vida y los altos niveles de pobreza en Norte de Santander, La Guajira y Arauca, así como en las ciudades de Armenia y Quibdó. El mandatario, quien estuvo en la sede de la Cámara de Comercio de Cúcuta, sostuvo que entre dichos incentivos se destaca el “cero impuesto de renta, por un período de 5 años, y después la mitad del impuesto de Continue lendo→

The booming business of free zones

1 minuto Ease of doing business is one of the key indexes that will guide world economies in the next decade. FTZs and SEZs have emerged as critical hubs guiding investments, creating jobs, leading innovation and contributing to national economic development. Free zones offer businesses simple setup procedures, affordable rates, and favourable trading location, creating an environment hard to beat. Over time, FTZs and SEZs have emerged as necessary platforms a country creates to attract investment. Low costs – both for the establishing agency/economy Continue lendo→