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Silicon Valley manufacturers use foreign trade zones of protect jobs, save money, speed goods to market

Silicon Valley manufacturers use foreign trade zones of protect jobs, save money, speed goods to market

2 minutos Local Silicon Valley manufacturers are reaping significant benefits in product quality, lower costs, reduced tariffs and supply chain efficiency through strategic application of local Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) operations in their manufacturing processes. Those were among the findings of a recent study published by The Reshoring Institute, a Silicon Valley-based non-profit organization providing research and support for companies bringing manufacturing back to America. “Use of a Foreign Trade Zone involves how imported goods, such as parts or sub-assemblies, are brought into the U.S., staged and Continue lendo→

Telling the FTZ success story – FTZ program’s anniversary outreach to Congress

Telling the FTZ success story – FTZ program’s anniversary outreach to Congress

2 minutos Yes, it’s been 84 years since Congress passed the U.S. Foreign Trade Zones Act in June of 1934 – providing essential tools for companies in the U.S. to remain competitive with foreign-based firms and helping to spread the prosperity of international commerce throughout the United States. Now, as part of our 2018 Public Affairs Advocacy Campaign, Telling the FTZ Success Story, we are asking FTZ leaders throughout the nation to reach out to Members of Congress – your U.S. Senators and Representatives – and Continue lendo→

Grupo ZFB y Zona Franca Bogotá impulsan el mercado de los datacenter

Grupo ZFB y Zona Franca Bogotá impulsan el mercado de los datacenter

6 minutos Cada vez tiene más auge el crecimiento de los servicios en la nube y la transformación digital en el mundo y en Latinoamérica. Para muestra de ello y respondiendo la demanda que exigen los centros de datos y las nuevas necesidades digitales, el Grupo ZFB a través de su presidente Juan Pablo Rivera, anunció la construcción de un nuevo datacenter el cual será uno de los más grandes de la región. ¿Por qué se decidió construir un nuevo datacenter? El Grupo ZFB, líder Continue lendo→

Southern Special Economic Zones in Italy and the EU State Aid regime

Southern Special Economic Zones in Italy and the EU State Aid regime

menos de 1 minuto The Law for the development of southern Italy opened the door for a series of measures aimed at enhancing economic growth in the South. The law is a roadmap for the south that just might have sufficient flexibility to be successful. It establishes that a Regulation will be issued defining the economic aspects of development, in particular the Special Economic Zones. On 27 February 2018 the Regulation for the establishment of Special Economic Zones (ZES) came into force. The decree of Continue lendo→

Zona franca industrial de servicios turísticos – Colombia

Zona franca industrial de servicios turísticos – Colombia

3 minutos Se entiende por Zona Franca Industrial de Servicios Turísticos, un área geográfica delimitada del territorio nacional, con el objeto primordial de promover y desarrollar la prestación de servicios en la actividad turística, destinados al turismo receptivo y de manera subsidiaria al turismo nacional. Son actividades turísticas entre otras, la prestación de servicios de alojamiento, de agencias de viajes, restaurantes, organizaciones de congresos, servicios de transporte, actividades deportivas, artísticas, culturales y recreacionales. Las Zonas Francas Industriales de servicios turísticos reciben los siguientes beneficios: Continue lendo→