dezembro 25, 2021

Consulta Pública sobre Regulamentação da Lei 14.184/2021

1 minuto O Conselho Nacional de Zonas de Processamento de Exportação (CZPE) colocou em consulta pública (Consulta Pública SE-CZPE 02/2021) uma minuta de resolução, que deverá substituir a Resolução CZPE/ME 29/2021, que consolidou as resoluções publicadas pelo Conselho ao longo dos anos. A referida minuta incorpora as mudanças introduzidas pela Lei 14.184/2021, que introduziu o novo marco legal das ZPEs. (https://www.abrazpe.org.br/index.php/2021/12/02/resolucao-do-czpe-regulamenta-aspectos-da-lei-14-184-2021-novo-marco-legal-das-zpes/). Sobre essa consulta pública, a secretária executiva do Conselho, Natasha Miranda, escreveu que era “mais um passo no caminho da desburocratização, da desregulamentação e da liberdade de empreender, o que dará maior Continue lendo→

A Comparative Review of Special Economic Zones: Demystifying Myths and Controversies

menos de 1 minuto This article provides a brief comparative overview of special economic zones as legal and economic structures for national development. The creation and operations of SEZs usually triggers public scrutiny and attracts somewhat excessive but justified criticism. This contribution assesses success stories and critically examines failures and media criticism to offer a more balanced and objective picture of SEZs. Concurrently the article aims to provide a better understanding of SEZs. By drawing lessons on examples from Asia and Africa, we seek Continue lendo→

China Focus: 40 years on, Xiamen SEZ starts new opening-up chapter

3 minutos China on Tuesday held a gathering to mark the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in east China’s Fujian Province. The Xiamen SEZ is among China’s first batch of four special economic zones, serving as a pilot area for the country’s reform and opening-up and promoting cross-Strait cooperation and exchanges. With a spate of new opening-up policies rolled out in recent years, Xiamen, a city facing Taiwan across the Taiwan Strait, is opening a new chapter Continue lendo→

The future of SEZs

1 minuto There are more than 5,500 free zones around the world and more than 500 zones will be developed over the next 5-10 years. However, the traditional free zone model – a fenced and demarcated area of land in combination with tax or other financial incentives for potential tenants and focused on trade and exports – has lost its value for potential (foreign) investors. This model has been replicated in many countries and increasingly without success and thus with limited results as were Continue lendo→