Artigos

3 minutos Houve encontro em São Paulo entre a Abrazpe ou Associação Brasileira de Zonas de Processamento de Exportação e o Council for the Promotion of International Trade Xiamen Committee. Xiamen é uma província da China que tem ZPE funcionando faz muito tempo com sucesso. Um encontro para troca de informações e aprendizados. A direção da ZPE de Cáceres foi ao evento, como convidada, para falar com mais três outras ZPEs do Brasil.  Conversei com dirigente da ZPE em Cáceres e a informação é que Continue lendo→

1 minuto Place-based policies can be an effective instrument for governments to encourage the economic development of a country. A Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is a place-based policy aimed at attracting FDI, employment growth, and supporting new economic reforms. In addition, for emerging economies an SEZ could be a potential catalyst for development; foreign investors can have a drastic impact on the productivity of domestic firms, revenues, and market shares through the implementation of new technologies and the creation of new firms.  However, the Continue lendo→

9 minutos Special economic zones (SEZs) have long been touted as an effective way to ramp up foreign direct investment (FDI), increase trade and provide jobs for developing and developed countries alike. SEZs come in many forms, but they are usually geographically limited areas where companies enjoy tax benefits and other legal priveleges, set up in order to attract foreign investment and boost employment. They were first rolled out in the late 1950s in industrialised countries and quickly spread to Latin America and East Asia. In Africa, the Continue lendo→

5 minutos The adoption of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) by African countries in partnership with private investors is expected to help the continent attract foreign direct investment, boost local revenue and create jobs both directly and indirectly. Poised to modernize, industrialize and be globally competitive, Africa countries are increasingly adopting the concept of Special Economic Zones (SEZs), and Free Trade Zones (FTZs) across the region. African countries such as Nigeria, Rwanda, Gabon, Togo, Benin, and Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, among others are trailing the blaze Continue lendo→

2 minutos As many as 136 countries agreed to the introduction of an OECD-sponsored reform in October 2021, introducing a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15%. The reform has yet to be ratified by local parliaments and effectively implemented, remaining a head-scratcher for many, particularly in developing countries. However, Irma Mosquera, professor of tax governance at Leiden University in the Netherlands, believes that “the time is now” for policymakers to reconsider the kind of fiscal incentives they offer investors through tools like free trade zones Continue lendo→