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Japan, Kenya partner on economic zone

2 minutos Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is to support Kenya Ports Authority in the process of developing the 7,413 acres Mombasa Special Economic Zone in Dongo Kundu, Likoni constituency. KPA acting managing director Daniel Manduku said they will construct one berth and a road on the proposed land. The authority with the support of the JICA is in the process of undertaking an environmental impact assessment of the port infrastructure of Mombasa Special Economic Zone. Mombasa residents have been invited to share their views on Continue lendo→

Congo plans to build special economic zone for cobalt users

1 minuto The Democratic Republic of Congo plans to establish special economic zones for companies that manufacture goods from the country’s minerals, President Joseph Kabila said. “There is a need to create special economic zones for the final users of Congolese natural resources,” Kabila said at a conference Wednesday in the southeastern city of Kolwezi. The area will allow producers of electric vehicles, smartphones and other goods to “install themselves in the DRC,” he said. Congo is the world’s biggest source of cobalt, which is Continue lendo→

De olho no capital asiático, Governo do Ceará visita Hyundai Motors e Samsung na Coreia

1 minuto O secretário do Desenvolvimento Econômico do Ceará, César Ribeiro, segue a missão de buscar investimentos de montadoras para a Zona de Processamento de Exportação do Ceará (ZPE-CE). Nesta sexta-feira, 13, ele se reúne com investidoresno Japão. Já na próxima semana, o secretário vai ao chamado “Vale do Silício Coreano”, em Seul, na Coreia do Sul, onde conhecerá as fábricas da Hyundai Motors, Samsung e Pangyo. Iniciada nessa terça-feira, 12, o primeiro compromisso da agenda foi uma visita às montadoras Nissan, Toyota e Hyundai. O Continue lendo→

The impact of export processing zones on employment, wages and labour conditions in developing countries

2 minutos Export processing zones (EPZs), also called free trade zones, are one of the most common instruments of industrial policy in developed and developing countries. Despite their proliferation and spread across all countries in the world, there is little evidence about the impact that EPZs have on employment and wages. More importantly, EPZs have been heavily scrutinised by civil society, often accused of employing a ‘race to the bottom’ strategy in terms of labour conditions. The objective of this systematic review, therefore, is Continue lendo→

Missão do Governo do Ceará no Japão e Coreia do Sul

1 minuto O Ceará está participando, nesta e na próxima semana (12 a 18 de setembro) de missão do Ministério da Indústria, Comércio Exterior e Serviços (MDIC) no Japão e Coreia do Sul. O foco do Governo cearense, de acordo com o titular da Secretaria do Desenvolvimento Econômico, (SDE), Cesar Ribeiro, que está na missão, é a atração de investimentos para a Zona de Processamento de Exportação (ZPE-CE), no Pecém, que será apresentada como caso bem sucedido do regime brasileiro de Zonas de Processamento Continue lendo→