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Special Economic Zones: How one city helped propel its country’s economic development

2 minutos Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have been around since the 1950s. Shannon Airport in Ireland, Dubai South in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Xiamen in China are just some examples. However, through pro-globalization work, their importance can be truly felt. According to PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), there were 845 SEZs in 93 markets worldwide in 1997, growing to 5,400 zones in 147 markets in 2018. States have used these areas, which have special economic regulations separate from the rest of the country, to help bolster Continue lendo→

Les zones franches et industrielles de Hô Chi Minh-Ville visent à attirer 500 millions d’USD

1 minuto L’Autorité des zones franches et des zones industrielles de Hô Chi Minh-Ville (HEPZA) vise à attirer 500 millions d’USD d’investissements en 2022. La HEPZA offrira des conseils sur les procédures juridiques pour la construction et l’exploitation du parc industriel de Pham Van Hai, a fait savoir vendredi 14 janvier son chef Hua Quôc Hung lors d’une conférence. La zone de 668 ha a été incluse dans le plan de développement des parcs industriels de la ville, tel qu’approuvé par le Premier ministre. La Continue lendo→

Webinar on global value chains and the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement

1 minuto As part of the technical cooperation events organized for the dissemination of The Handbook on Special Economic Zones in Africa: Towards Economic Diversification across the Continent, a series of webinars will be organized during the first quarter of 2022. The webinars aim to bring together a diverse audience of stakeholders involved with SEZs’ issues and planning from Africa, and panel discussions including experts, policymakers and practitioners. The Handbook, developed by UNCTAD in partnership with German Development Cooperation Agency (GIZ), examines trends in African Continue lendo→

Executivos da britânica BP visitam o Ceará

1 minuto Duas semanas após assinatura do Memorando de Entendimento (MoU) com o Governo do Ceará, executivos da empresa britânica de energia BP vieram ao Ceará para as primeiras reuniões técnicas da instalação de um Hub de gás natural no Complexo do Pecém. Além da vice-presidente sênior, Federica Berra, e do presidente da BP no Brasil, Mario Lindenhayn, sete executivos da empresa britânica conheceram, na manhã desta quinta-feira (03), as instalações do Complexo do Pecém e Zona de Processamento de Exportação (ZPE). O secretário Continue lendo→

New SEZ Act will be WTO-compliant, says Commerce Secretary – India.

4 minutos The new law for special economic zones (SEZs) will comply with the global trade rules of the WTO and it will have a single-window clearance system besides world-class infrastructure and easy customs procedures, Commerce Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam said on Wednesday. The government on Tuesday proposed to replace the existing law governing SEZs with a new legislation to enable states to become partners in the ‘Development of Enterprise and Service Hubs’ (DESH). The existing SEZ Act was enacted in 2006 with Continue lendo→