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2 minutos The Venezuelan National Assembly approved legislation establishing “Special Economic Zones” (SEZ) in the Caribbean country. The 35-article bill is the latest effort by the Maduro administration to attract foreign investment to drive economic recovery as the country remains targeted by wide-reaching US sanctions. Following two parliamentary sessions, the new law was endorsed by the pro-government United Socialist Party (PSUV) legislative super majority, as well as right-wing opposition deputies, on Thursday. Óscar Figuera, the lone deputy from the Venezuelan Communist Party (PCV), was the only Continue lendo→

3 minutos Para discutir a implantação da Zona de Processamento de Exportação (ZPE) no município de Barcarena, foi realizada reunião de trabalho, na sede da Federação das Indústrias do Estado do Pará (Fiepa), na sexta-feira (1º). O evento, conduzido em parceria com o Conselho Temático de Infraestrutura da Fiepa (Coinfra) e o Centro das Indústrias do Pará (CIP), contou uma palestra do economista Antônio de Pádua Rodrigues Filho, diretor de Estratégia e Relações Institucionais da Companhia de Desenvolvimento Econômico do Pará (Codec), responsável pela Continue lendo→

2 minutos Uruguay y Brasil firmaron, el lunes 20, el acuerdo con los protocolos para que la producción de mercaderías en zonas francas nacionales ingrese con arancel cero al mercado brasileño. También fue firmado el documento para facilitar la entrada de yerba mate a territorio nacional. “Hoy se protocoliza el acuerdo, a partir de ahora trabajamos para la internalización”, indicó el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Francisco Bustillo. El acuerdo fue firmado, en la sede de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración (Aladi), entre los representantes Continue lendo→

1 minuto The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) launched the beta version of its Sustainable Industrial Park Platform (SIPP), a global knowledge and resource centre for industrial parks and other related area development initiatives. “Also known as special economic zones or industrial districts/corridors, industrial parks are essential to promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization as they help developing countries and economies in transition overcome numerous constraints that hinder industrialization progress.  Such challenges include limited access to information, technology, finance, infrastructure, and weak institutions as well Continue lendo→

1 minuto Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the special economic zones (SEZs) under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will play a vital role in the country’s economic development and prosperity. The Pakistani government has been focusing on establishing SEZs across the country which would boost industrialization and exports while generating employment, Sharif said during his visit to the Rashakai SEZ, which is being developed under CPEC in the country’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. A total of nine economic zones have Continue lendo→