fevereiro 2021

1 minuto President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of a massive R16-billion investment in the Tshwane Special Economic Zone brings hope at a time when the economies of the country and the world are battling to recover from the effects of the coronavirus and lockdowns. As the global economy seeks ways to recover from a slump that cost an estimated 220-million jobs, this investment will provide South Africans with much-needed employment. Ramaphosa said the Ford Motor Company had announced the multi-billion rand investment to expand its Continue lendo→

1 minuto As part of attempts to reactivate its free trade zones, the Dominican Republic has authorized nine companies to set up shop, generating investments of US$16mn. The investments are projected to create 810 jobs and foreign exchange earnings of more than US$11bn, according to local media. The free trade zone council (CNZFE) has also approved the development of two parks in San Cristóbal and Tamboril. The Tegis and the Industrial Tamboril 2 park will generate almost 7,000 jobs and more than US$9bn in Continue lendo→

1 minuto O número de companhias que operam nas zonas francas dos Emirados Árabes Unidos cresceu 4,4% até meados de fevereiro de 2021 em comparação ao mesmo período do ano passado. A informação é do Registro Econômico Nacional dos Emirados Árabes Unidos (NER), órgão ligado ao Ministério da Economia do país, e foi divulgada pela agência de notícias oficial dos Emirados, a WAM.   Agora, no total são cerca de 60.600 empresas nas zonas francas da nação. O governo do país atribui o crescimento ao sucesso Continue lendo→

1 minuto O Poder Executivo enviou à Câmara dos Deputados a Medida Provisória 1033/21, que dispensa as empresas produtoras de oxigênio medicinal localizadas em zonas de processamento de exportação (ZPEs) de ter 80% de seu faturamento anual com vendas para o mercado externo. A dispensa vale para 2021. O oxigênio é um dos principais insumos médicos usados nos hospitais para tratar casos graves de Covid-19. O governo informou, por meio de nota, que a medida tem como objetivo permitir que as empresas autorizadas a Continue lendo→

1 minuto More than 2,000 new companies have signed up for a license at the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) free zone in 2020, despite the challenges of COVID-19. The figure is the highest in the last five years.  The free zone said 2,025 companies have joined, benefiting from a series of new incentives rolled out after the start of the pandemic. “We surpassed 18,000 member companies, broke company registration records while launching new initiatives and progressing on time with flagship projects,” DMCC chairman Continue lendo→