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Free Zones Are Leading The Way In Driving Latin America’s FDI Resurrection

Free Zones Are Leading The Way In Driving Latin America’s FDI Resurrection

4 minutos Latin America has been an attractive location for business expansion and nearshoring activities for many years. While FDI into the region was clobbered in 2020, recent data reflects a resilient comeback. According to UNCTAD, Latin America and the Caribbean have witnessed FDI inflows returning to near pre-pandemic levels. In 2021, FDI inflows and cross-board M&As reached US$147 billion with a 75% growth rate from 2020 to2021. Though still behind developed nation in-flows, companies are actively investing across the region and free zones Continue lendo

Zona de Processamento de Exportação (ZPE): quais suas facetas?

Zona de Processamento de Exportação (ZPE): quais suas facetas?

2 minutos Aprendi, desde os primeiros anos de ensino fundamental, que compreender uma frase (sintática e semanticamente) exige um ato prévio: o enfrentamento. Acarear o enunciado é, antes de tudo, um ato de coragem, que nos afasta do conforto e nos aproxima do problema, com o propósito de captar o objeto de análise. E é isso que passo a fazer. O que é ZPE? O que é uma Zona de Processamento de Exportação? Pela construção do termo, logo se observa que a primeira peculiaridade da temática é Continue lendo

New research explores the success of adopting China’s approach to special economic zones in India

New research explores the success of adopting China’s approach to special economic zones in India

1 minuto New research by King’s academics Drs Charlotte Goodburn and Jan Knoerich shows how India was inspired by China’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs), and how local contextual factors – political, social and cultural – have affected the success of replicating the model. The research examined the case of an Indian industrial city that was modelled on China’s economically successful SEZs. These SEZs had been developed in China from the 1980s to attract foreign direct investment and boost exports. They were dedicated to enabling business, Continue lendo

Fórum realizado no Piauí mobiliza outros Estados em prol de suas ZPEs

Fórum realizado no Piauí mobiliza outros Estados em prol de suas ZPEs

15 minutos Compareceram à inauguração da ZPE Parnaíba e ao IV Fórum Brasileiro de ZPEs, nos dia 14 e 15 de fevereiro, representantes de Zonas de Processamento de Exportação de nada menos que 13 estados brasileiros – Acre, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Roraima e Santa Catarina. Tudo indica que o novo marco legal do setor (Lei nº 14.184/2021) acordou um gigante adormecido… Projetos que estavam há alguns anos nas gavetas, esperando Continue lendo

Les cinq programmes de type zone franche

Les cinq programmes de type zone franche

7 minutos Rappelons-nous que le Canada a une offre extraordinaire d’outils d’attraction d’investissements directs étrangers dans son ensemble. L’ajout des zones franches dans l’offre joue deux rôles : utiliser une terminologie reconnue en commerce international et marquer un positionnement à armes égales avec ce qui se fait ailleurs dans le monde. Rappelons-nous que le Canada est un grand pays avec une faible densité de population. Établir des espaces physiques, à notre avis, serait hautement limitatif pour les entreprises. Par contre, en ayant autant de flexibilité, les Continue lendo