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How ‘Free Zones’ Became the Middle Eastern Diplomacy Tool of Choice

5 minutos In geopolitics, free zones and other types of special economic zones used to facilitate global trade and investment usually fly under the radar. However, these commercial entities, in which the rules of business are laxer than those in the national territory, are fast becoming prominent features of controversial strategic partnerships emerging across the Middle East. In turn, beyond serving as commercial incubators for select industries, free zones have now started to act as bellwethers for the geopolitical and economic reconfigurations underway across Continue lendo→

L’absence de zones franches portuaires, un handicap pour la compétitivité française

4 minutos Les zones franches logistiques remontent à l’Antiquité, selon les auteurs et les définitions, elles ont été développées par les Phéniciens, les Grecs ou les Romains. Plus tard, nombre de villes françaises médiévales se sont développées grâce à des foires franches de droits et taxes ou grâce à un statut de ville franche, dont certaines communes ont gardé l’appellation éponyme. La plupart des ports français étaient alors francs. Pourtant les zones franches logistiques restent au mieux méconnues au pire honnies en France. Ces Continue lendo→

Projects worth $13b to be implemented in free trade, special economic zones

2 minutos An official with the Iranian Free Zones High Council announced that about 600 development projects worth over 550 trillion rials (about $13.095 billion) will be implemented in the country’s free trade zones and special economic zones by the end of the current government’s incumbency (August 2021).Ahmad Jamali, the deputy secretary-general of the Free Zones High Council for the economic affairs, also said that the mentioned projects will create jobs for 102,000 people, ILNA reported. Last week, the secretary of Free Zones High Continue lendo→

China Focus: China launches new free trade zones for greater opening-up, high-quality development

3 minutos China on Thursday officially opened three new pilot free trade zones (FTZs) and expanded one as it seeks greater opening-up and high-quality development. The three new FTZs are in Beijing and the provinces of Anhui and Hunan, increasing the total number of the country’s FTZs to 21, while the expanded one is in the coastal province of Zhejiang. The launch came after the State Council on Monday issued a master plan to outline the priorities for the three new pilot FTZs, and Continue lendo→

Perde validade MP que dispensava meta de exportação em ZPE

menos de 1 minuto Perdeu a validade a MP 973/2020 que isentava empresas em áreas de Zona de Processamento de Exportação (ZPE) de ter, no mínimo, 80% de seu faturamento obtido com vendas para o exterior. O texto, que chegou a ser aprovado pela Câmara dos Deputados, teve o seu último dia de validade em 24/09. A medida visava à diminuição de prejuízos para as indústrias instaladas em ZPEs, em razão da covid-19. Leia mais