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Special Economic zones: Key drivers for attracting strategic investment in the MENA region

Special Economic zones: Key drivers for attracting strategic investment in the MENA region

2 minutos Natalia Fernández | Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are undergoing a profound transformation. In a context marked by the restructuring of supply chains, the energy transition, and growing global competition for investment, their role is evolving from simple industrial spaces to strategic platforms for economic development. In this article developed by IDOM in collaboration with NurZen, we analyze what sets the most competitive economic zones apart on an international level and what implications this has for the MENA region. A new context for global investment Continue lendo

China Free Trade Zones and Special Economic Zones Guide

China Free Trade Zones and Special Economic Zones Guide

20 minutos China free trade zones and special economic zones are often mentioned together, but they are not the same thing. For foreign companies, the real question is not simply “Which zone has the best tax incentive?” A better question is: which location helps the business solve its actual China problem — market entry, customs clearance, bonded warehousing, cross-border e-commerce, sourcing, manufacturing, regional headquarters, talent, payroll, or supply-chain control? China uses several overlapping regional policy tools: Special Economic Zones, Pilot Free Trade Zones, bonded areas, comprehensive bonded zones, the Hainan Free Trade Port, development zones, high-tech parks, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Continue lendo

Thousands of development zones in China are facing a major reshuffle

Thousands of development zones in China are facing a major reshuffle

11 minutos Do you know where the real engine of China’s economy lies? It’s not just as simple as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. In fact, thousands of development zones across the country – especially the 232 national economic and technological development zones among them – have created nearly 1/8 of the country’s GDP and 1/4 of the total import and export volume with less than 0.3% of the country’s land area. They are the engines of China’s industrialization, the first stop for foreign Continue lendo

O novo mapa da economia digital

O novo mapa da economia digital

5 minutos Por Luiz Portela – Durante décadas, discutimos no Brasil como atrair indústrias intensivas em tecnologia, elevar a complexidade da nossa economia e gerar empregos mais qualificados. Isso é um tema em todas as regiões, embora em um país com dimensões continentais encontramos realidades diferentes em termos de oportunidades de acesso a mercados de tecnologia e inovação. E hoje o Ceará tem a oportunidade concreta de responder a esta agenda com um projeto transformador: a implantação do Data Center Pecém, desenvolvido pela OMNIA, em Continue lendo

Importação, IBS e CBS: o que revela a regulamentação da reforma tributária

Importação, IBS e CBS: o que revela a regulamentação da reforma tributária

12 minutos Desde a promulgação da Emenda Constitucional nº 132/2023, tenho acompanhado nesta coluna os impactos da reforma tributária sobre o comércio exterior brasileiro, [1] examinando temas como exportações, regimes aduaneiros especiais, Zona Franca de Manaus, Zonas de Processamento de Exportação, Repetro, remessas internacionais e a futura Lei Geral Aduaneira. Com a edição da Lei Complementar nº 214/2025 e, posteriormente, da Resolução CGIBS nº 6/2026 e do Decreto nº 12.955/2026, ingressamos em uma nova etapa: a da efetiva operacionalização da reforma tributária. Mais do que regulamentar Continue lendo