Expanded free trade zones will help ease economic pressures – China

Expanded free trade zones will help ease economic pressures – China

2 minutos At a time when the United States is further closing the door on trade with China, it makes sense for Beijing to improve ties with neighbouring countries. The announcement of six more pilot free trade zones. (FTZs) in strategic border regions ensures the widening of reforms and greater opening up. They will be testing grounds for new ideas that, if successful, can be rolled out nationwide. There is no better approach to helping weather the trade war while expanding the reach of national strategies Continue lendo

Expansão da ZPE gerará mais empregos com a chegada de novas empresas no Pecém

Expansão da ZPE gerará mais empregos com a chegada de novas empresas no Pecém

1 minuto Única no Brasil em operação, a Zona de Processamento de Exportação do Ceará (ZPE Ceará) foi a primeira a entrar em funcionamento no País e tem servido de modelo para outros estados brasileiros. No ano passado, a ZPE cearense atingiu a marca de 12,5 milhões de toneladas movimentadas. Crescimento de quase 13% em relação a 2017.  Inaugurada oficialmente em 30 de agosto de 2013 – prestes a completar seis anos de atividade – a zona de livre comércio, localizada entre os municípios Continue lendo

Le gouvernement acte l’extension de la zone franche «Tanger Automotive City»

Le gouvernement acte l’extension de la zone franche «Tanger Automotive City»

1 minuto Le Conseil de gouvernement a adopté, jeudi à Rabat, le projet de décret 2.19.744 modifiant le décret 2.10.337 relatif l’extension de la zone franche Tanger Automotive City. Présenté par Moulay Hafid Elalamy, ministre de l’Industrie, de l’investissement, du commerce et de l’économie numérique, le projet de décret prévoit d’étendre la superficie de la zone franche à 517 ha au lieu de 178 ha actuellement. Cette extension vient répondre à la forte demande en foncier industriel au niveau de la zone franche d’exportation Continue lendo

Vietnam ponders easing casino investment requirements in special economic zones

Vietnam ponders easing casino investment requirements in special economic zones

1 minuto Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) is considering easing the minimum capital requirements for foreign casino investors in order to boost investment into the nation’s Special Economic Zones (SEZ). According to local news outlet VN Express, the MoF has put a proposal to the Prime Minister that would allow any capital allocated to other projects within SEZs, including infrastructure contributions, to be included in minimum investment calculations as a means of making life easier for investors. Current regulations require a minimum investment of US$2 Continue lendo

Are special economic zones in emerging countries a catalyst for the growth of surrounding areas?

Are special economic zones in emerging countries a catalyst for the growth of surrounding areas?

1 minuto What is the impact of special economic zones (SEZs) in emerging countries on the economy of surrounding areas? Despite the popularity of SEZs as a policy tool in virtually all developing countries around the world, there is little evidence to date which systematically analyses this question. This paper sheds light on this topic by examining the economic growth spillovers generated by 346 SEZs in 22 emerging countries.  The analysis uses night light data as a proxy for SEZ performance as well as Continue lendo

Uberaba avança em tratativas da ZPE com o Governo Federal

Uberaba avança em tratativas da ZPE com o Governo Federal

1 minuto A Zona de Processamento de Exportação (ZPE) de Uberaba estará em pauta na próxima reunião do Conselho Nacional das Zonas de Processamento de Exportação (CNZPE), prevista para ocorrer até o final do mês de setembro em Brasília. A reunião é importante e decisiva já que Uberaba espera desde março a votação do novo pedido de prazo para as obras de infraestrutura. O secretário de Desenvolvimento Econômico, Turismo e Inovação de Uberaba, José Renato Gomes informa que será protocolado na segunda-feira (9) o Continue lendo

South Africa seeks to lure Chinese investment in special economic zones

South Africa seeks to lure Chinese investment in special economic zones

1 minuto South African government officials will this week go to China to showcase investment opportunities in the African country’s special economic zones (SEZs). The South African Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Fikile Majola said Monday they will hold the special economic zones roadshow in China’s Chengdu city on Sept. 5-6. “The Special Economic Zones Program has now entered a full implementation phase, with designated SEZs continuing to show a positive progress in terms of the number of investors operating in the zones,” Continue lendo

Special economic zones: methodological issues and definition

Special economic zones: methodological issues and definition

menos de 1 minuto Over the decades, the universe of special economic zones (SEZs) has become considerably more complex with the multiplication of “zones” with new and modi ed objectives. This research note has two objectives. First, it provides a more complete clari cation of terminologies in use. This is intended to facilitate the identi cation of the different types of SEZs − a term that UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2019 (WIR 2019) utilizes as generic concept − and to highlight the key differences Continue lendo

Transnational corporations: special issue on special economic zones

Transnational corporations: special issue on special economic zones

1 minuto Volume 26 number 2 of the Transnational Corporations journal is a special issue dedicated to special economic zones (SEZs) and their potential as vehicles for development. The issue grew out of research and background papers that fed into UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2019, the thematic focus of which was SEZs.  In compiling this issue, we sought to contextualize the emergence of SEZs, their evolution, and the associated policy trajectories that underpin them. This introductory paper amalgamates observations from the broader academic literature, Continue lendo

Tereza Cristina: “Vou até as últimas consequências em defesa do agronegócio brasileiro”

Tereza Cristina: “Vou até as últimas consequências em defesa do agronegócio brasileiro”

2 minutos Ministra voltou a se manifestar como defensora da expansão do mercado de carne halal e da exportação de gado em pé | Foto: Divulgação A ministra da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (Mapa), Tereza Cristina, disse em discurso na Expointer, em Esteio (RS), e considerando as críticas recebidas pela agropecuária no cenário nacional e internacional por participação nas queimadas e no desmatamento da Amazônia, que os problemas enfrentados pelo setor são passageiros e que o ministério vai fazer tudo que esta ao seu Continue lendo