2019 – Página: 13

Taking Stock of Shanghai’s Free Trade Zone

3 minutos Earlier this month, the Chinese government nearly doubled the size of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, opening a new area to attract high-tech businesses. This latest addition is to be home to Tesla’s first overseas factory, a testing ground for looser financial policies, as well as a new port of entry for commercial exchanges on the mainland. Chinese leaders have expressed their hope that the expanded area can help deepen China’s trade liberalization and reforms. Shanghai’s pilot program was China’s first free trade zone when it opened Continue lendo→

How customs agencies can help special economic zones succeed

3 minutos Customs agencies play a key role in special economic zones (SEZs) by facilitating trade, safeguarding compliance, and (sometimes) collecting revenues. Yet they often struggle to make an impact, perhaps as a result of their relative lack of authority and of idiosyncratic local rules and regulations. A common result is that SEZs fail to reach their potential. SEZs are complex. Many of them are exempt from taxation and have been set up to promote simpler trade, so customs agencies must tailor their approaches. What’s Continue lendo→

ZPE Parnaíba é representada no ABDIB Fórum Infraestrutura Regional com a presença dos governadores do Nordeste

2 minutos A Zona de Processamento de Exportações do Estado do Piauí, a ZPE Parnaíba, esteve representada no ABDIB Fórum Infraestrutura Regional – Edição Nordeste, evento da Associação Brasileira da Infraestrutura e Indústria de Base, realizado nesta quinta-feira, 22 de agosto, no Blue Tree Tower Rio Poty, em Teresina. O presidente da Companhia Administradora da ZPE, Paulo Cardoso, e os diretores Dinarte Porto (técnico), Carlos Teles (Administrativo) e Roger Jacob (Comercial), marcaram presença e participação no evento que contou exposições dos governadores do Nordeste, Continue lendo→

Why start a business in a free trade zone in Latin America?

2 minutos Business today in Latin America is broadening with investors seeking a chance to start businesses in these regions. However, taking the leap and starting investments in a different country can be a difficult decision regardless of extensive independent research. Realistically, some businesses are successful, and some fail due to the lack of knowledge on whether their goods and services impact the market and location. All it takes is a bit of help from an external market specialising in business expansion to new Continue lendo→

ZPE Ceará é premiada pelo Ministério do Meio Ambiente

2 minutos A Zona de Processamento de Exportação (ZPE) do Ceará recebeu o Selo Verde do Programa Agenda Ambiental na Administração Pública – A3P, concedido pelo Ministério do Meio Ambiente (MMA) às instituições públicas que aderem e implantam práticas de gestão baseadas em conceitos de sustentabilidade socioambiental. O reconhecimento é referente ao ano de 2018. De acordo com a diretora operacional da ZPE Ceará, Andréa Freitas, a certificação mostra o compromisso da empresa em gerar desenvolvimento para o Estado do Ceará, preservando o bem Continue lendo→