setembro 27, 2026

ZPEs brasileiras abrem novas pontes com China e países dos BRICS

1 minuto Fabio Pucci | Os últimos dias em Hangzhou foram uma oportunidade fantástica para apresentar internacionalmente a transformação que estamos promovendo na política de ZPEs no Brasil. Como palestrante no BRICS Special Economic Zones Hangzhou Dialogue, pude compartilhar os avanços recentes, demonstrar resultados concretos e apresentar as perspectivas que estamos construindo para uma nova etapa da política. Na minha apresentação, destaquei como as ZPEs brasileiras ganharam direção estratégica e foco em resultados, consolidando uma proposta de valor clara para novos investimentos: competitividade exportadora, Continue lendo→

Zones as industrial policy: Lessons for U.S. policymakers from experiments in East Asia

2 minutos In recent years, U.S. policymakers have forged an emerging new consensus around the economic, social, and security perils of offshored manufacturing capacity – and a renewed commitment to policy-driven reindustrialization. While these interests are motivated by different policy objectives, both Republican- and Democratic-controlled Congresses and administrations have deployed industrial policy to promote domestic production in strategic sectors. These measures include a mix of broad-based trade measures (e.g., tariffs), sector-specific incentives (e.g., semiconductor or battery manufacturing grants and tax credits), and place-based regional Continue lendo→

Experts: SEZs serve critical role in preparedness, trade, and innovation

2 minutos Special economic zones are not isolated enclaves, but connected networks, policy laboratories, and shock absorbers for a more resilient, digital, and inclusive BRICS economy, officials and experts said on Thursday. Their comments came at the 2026 Hangzhou Dialogue on Special Economic Zones in BRICS, a key event of the fifth Global Digital Trade Expo, which opened in Hangzhou city, Zhejiang province. Highlighting the China Center for Cooperation on Development of Special Economic Zones in BRICS Countries, which was established last March in Continue lendo→

Can Africa’s Special Economic Zones Build More Than Factories?

7 minutos In May 2026, Kenya amended its Special Economic Zones framework. The amendment was presented as part of efforts to strengthen the investment environment and improve the competitiveness of the country’s SEZ programme. South Africa is confronting a related question from a different starting point. It already has an established SEZ programme and is now reviewing its performance. In July, the government announced that it was considering a five-year intervention framework for underperforming zones, changes to infrastructure financing and greater private-sector participation following Continue lendo→