2020

Indonesia to build two special economic zones of US$1.5b

Indonesia to build two special economic zones of US$1.5b

2 minutos Indonesia set to build two new Special Economic Zones(SEZ) worth Rp22.2 trillion (US$1.5 billion) after its National Council on SEZ approved Nongsa Digital Park and Batam Aero Technic, both located in Riau Islands Province, as the country’ new economic zones. “The two locations have approved to be designated as new economic zones after it met the requirements,” the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said in a statement on Friday (07/10), adding the Council will soon recommend it to President Joko Widodo Continue lendo

ZPE Ceará terá indústria de painéis fotovoltaicos

ZPE Ceará terá indústria de painéis fotovoltaicos

2 minutos Os benefícios fiscais oferecidos pela Zona de Processamento de Exportação (ZPE) do Ceará atraíram mais um investidor: a Prisma Solar do Brasil. A indústria de painéis fotovoltaicos de capital holandês deve investir inicialmente R$ 150 milhões, os quais devem ser acrescidos de mais recursos e chegar até R$ 500 milhões, caso a economia brasileira e a demanda aumentem nos próximos anos. Já com o protocolo de intenções assinado com o governo do Estado, o CEO da empresa, Jens Raffelsieper, deve ir até Continue lendo

III Congreso Integrado de Zonas Francas, Puertos y Logística. Colombia. 23 de julio de 2020.

III Congreso Integrado de Zonas Francas, Puertos y Logística. Colombia. 23 de julio de 2020.

menos de 1 minuto Este año el Congreso lo realizaremos de manera virtual. Será un gran espacio virtual que reunirá a usuarios de zonas francas, sociedades portuarias, operadores portuarios, trasportadores, generadores de carga, integrantes de la cadena logística y agentes navieros. Agenda: Se tratarán las tendencias de actualidad en materia de logística y comercio exterior; a nivel económico y tecnológico. Se explicarán los principales retos que luego de la pandemia tendrá la cadena logística y los elementos que la conforman. Se abordarán a través de conferencias, ejemplos de mejores Continue lendo

Reviving the Indian SEZs

Reviving the Indian SEZs

2 minutos SEZs are industrial enclaves entitled with fiscal benefits and located within a country’s  sovereign borders and have the objective of increasing balance of trade and attract newer inward-investments into the country along with creation of newer jobs. SEZ, as a concept, started in mid-1950s in countries with larger presence in industrial sectors. Ireland was one of the earliest adopters in setting up SEZ. The concept of labour-arbitrage which started as a competitive advantage for nations to compete with each other for global Continue lendo

Special economic zones hailed as proper investment platform

Special economic zones hailed as proper investment platform

1 minuto Minister for Finance Taimur Jhagra has laid stress on special economic zones as a proper investment platform for industries and businesses. He said this while speaking as a keynote speaker at a webinar organised by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Investment and Trade.  The online dialogue was titled “Investment Opportunities for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in a post-Covid-19 scenario”. The session was moderated by Hassan Daud Butt, CEO KP-Board of Investment & Trade. The minister said special economic zones have to be the way Continue lendo