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China plans to drop all duties at Shanghai Free Trade Zone: sources

1 minuto China is planning a pilot project to drop all duties and ease procedures at its Shanghai Free Trade Zone, three people familiar with the matter said, as Beijing looks to position itself as a leader in promoting free trade amid its grinding trade war with Washington. The plan, which could be announced as soon as this year, was discussed during Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to Shanghai in late July, and leaders plan to discuss it further at their annual gathering in the seaside Continue lendo→

Global free zones have challenges to contend with

1 minuto Free trade zones have become major growth enablers in emerging economies, and we have seen these concepts powering the UAE economy to a great extent. More than 45 free zones and “economic zones” are contributing to the UAE economy and foreign trade in a much bigger way. According to UAE Federal Customs Authority, trade through these free zones represented Dh592.4 billion — or 36 per cent — of the UAE’s Dh1.63 trillion foreign trade in 2018. This means more than a third Continue lendo→

Un centre d’information sur les zones franches de taxes à Montréal

2 minutos Dans un effort pour accroître le nombre d’entreprises, surtout des PME, actives dans l’importation et l’exportation, la grappe industrielle montréalaise CargoM a été désignée « Centre zone franche » pour le Grand Montréal, hier, par le gouvernement fédéral. Selon le directeur général de CargoM, Mathieu Charbonneau, le rôle de ce Centre zone franche en sera essentiellement un d’information, pour éclairer les entreprises montréalaises sur des programmes fédéraux déjà existants qui leur permettent de transformer leurs installations en zone libre de taxes douanières. Pour une Continue lendo→

The U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Program: Economic Benefits to American Communities

2 minutos Foreign-trade zones (FTZs or zones) provide tariff savings and other benefits to companies that engage in import and export operations in the United States. These benefits were provided by Congress beginning in 1934 to encourage U.S. economic activity in manufacturing and distribution, and employment that might otherwise be performed abroad. Economic analysis of the effects of FTZs is limited, particularly the impact of FTZs on economic activity and jobs in localities with operational zones. To remedy this deficiency, the National Association of Continue lendo→

Latinoamérica apuesta por las zonas especiales para crecer más

4 minutos Las Zonas Económicas Especiales (ZEE) han experimentado un fuerte auge en Latinoamérica y en el mundo y se han convertido en motor para impulsar el desarrollo, el crecimiento y el comercio. Según el último informe anual ‘WIR 2019’ de la Conferencia de la ONU para el Comercio y el Desarrollo (UNCTAD, por sus siglas en inglés), que aconseja su implantación, hay 500 de estas zonas en la región, que alojan a más de 10.000 empresas y emplean a cerca de un millón de personas. La mayor Continue lendo→