Trump threatens WTO

Trump threatens WTO

4 minutos President Donald Trump of the U.S has threatened to withdraw his country from the World Trade Organization (WTO). He claimed that WTO was treating the U.S unfairly and warned: “If they don’t shape up, I would withdraw from the WTO.” The WTO was established to provide rules for global trade and resolve disputes between countries. Mr Trump says the body too often rules against the US, although he concedes it has won some recent judgments. Trump had earlier this year said that the WTO Continue lendo

Os impactos da parceria entre porto do Pecém e Roterdã no Ceará

Os impactos da parceria entre porto do Pecém e Roterdã no Ceará

3 minutos A validação da Port of Rotterdam, administradora do Porto de Roterdã (Holanda), para a administração conjunta do Complexo Industrial do Porto do Pecém (Cipp) com o Governo do Estado amplia as chances de o Ceará atrair mais investimentos internacionais, não somente na área portuária, mas no segmento de infraestrutura e da instalação de novas indústrias na região entre São Gonçalo do Amarante e Caucaia, onde está instalado o Cipp. “Se concretizarmos a refinaria e o polo petroquímico no Cipp, a capacidade de Continue lendo

Rotterdam fecha acordo com Governo do Estado para sociedade no Porto do Pecém

Rotterdam fecha acordo com Governo do Estado para sociedade no Porto do Pecém

1 minuto A Port of Rotterdam, administradora do Porto de Roterdã, na Holanda, validou nesta quarta-feira, 29, parceria com o Ceará para administração conjunta do Complexo Industrial e Portuário do Pecém (Cipp), em São Gonçalo do Amarante. O Governo do Estado, agora, deve assinar os papéis referentes à sociedade, o que deve ocorrer em breve. Em conversa com O POVO Online, César Ribeiro, Secretário do Desenvolvimento Econômico do Estado reforçou a importância do acordo, que já vinha sendo negociado desde março de 2017, quando se Continue lendo

Roterdã autorizado a fazer sociedade com Porto do Pecém

Roterdã autorizado a fazer sociedade com Porto do Pecém

2 minutos O Porto de Roterdã validou o modelo de participação societária que deve empregar no Cipp SA (nova nomenclatura do Porto do Pecém) e, após reuniões e tratativas pelo Governo do Ceará, o governador Camilo Santana deve assinar o contrato permitindo a parceria. A confirmação foi do secretário Cesar Ribeiro (Desenvolvimento Econômico) e do Cipp SA, que estima a assinatura do contrato de sociedade até novembro deste ano. “Acho que esta parceria vai gerar um resultado extraordinário para o Estado, dentro da captação Continue lendo

Special Economic Zones will help create jobs: planning minister

Special Economic Zones will help create jobs: planning minister

1 minuto Minister for Planning, Development & Reform, Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar on Wednesday said development of the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) was the priority area of the new government to ensure creation of new jobs, achieve high economic growth and encourage exports. He expressed these views while chairing a meeting at the Ministry of Planning, Development & Reform today. The meeting was attended by Secretary Ministry of Planning, Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui, Project Director CPEC, Hassan Daud, officials from the Board of Investment, Ministry of Continue lendo

In times of trade war, companies get creative to avoid tariffs

In times of trade war, companies get creative to avoid tariffs

2 minutos Facing the barrage of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Steve Katz is ducking for cover in the trade-war version of a demilitarized zone. Katz manages a plant at United Chemi-Con in Lansing, North Carolina, a village of about 150 people with no traffic signal. The facility, which makes capacitors for industrial and consumer products, is covered by a foreign-trade zone based in Greensboro. Trade zones are areas in or near ports of entry under U.S. Customs and Border Protection supervision that are generally Continue lendo

Vietnam’s special administrative and economic zones, a close look

Vietnam’s special administrative and economic zones, a close look

5 minutos The National Assembly (NA) said last week it would not consider a bill on the special administrative and economic zones (SAEZs) of Van Don, North Van Phong, and Phu Quoc in October as previously scheduled. It said the bill needs further consultation with the public, organizations, experts and scientists, and can be taken up at later. The establishment of these special economic zones reflects the government’s determination to attract new domestic and foreign investment. The following are the key points in the draft Law Continue lendo

Special Economic Zones may boost Italian port’s growth

Special Economic Zones may boost Italian port’s growth

1 minuto The proposal to activate a special economic zone in the city of Genoa, hit by the Morandi bridge disaster, is important. It is facing a human, economic and social catastrophe, and any measure that is useful to accelerate the reconstruction of the bridge and, above all, the trust of the people is welcome. But beyond the facts and the safety of the infrastructure, it would be necessary to have a strategic non-emergency reflection to understand which concrete measures can be put in Continue lendo

2018 Forum Newsletter: Latest news on speakers and events

2018 Forum Newsletter: Latest news on speakers and events

menos de 1 minuto With the World Investment Forum 2018 only 2 months away, we are pleased and honored that 13 Heads of State and government, some 30 Ministers and CEOs of the world’s largest companieshave already confirmed their participation. These include the Heads of State of Switzerland, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Lesotho and Macedonia as well as CEO’s from global companies, including Aviva, Contour Global, De Beers, Hanson Robotics, ING Group, Jumia, Nestlé and Novartis to name a few. Continue lendo

Governo do Ceará visita Ásia em busca de montadora de veículos

Governo do Ceará visita Ásia em busca de montadora de veículos

3 minutos Em busca de atrair novas empresas para Zona de Processamento de Exportação do Ceará (ZPE Ceará) em São Gonçalo do Amarante, o Governo do Estado realiza visita à Ásia no próximo mês. Entre as conversas a serem iniciadas, está a tratativa de instalação de uma montadora de veículos na ZPE. “Temos uma siderúrgica e olhamos para outras indústrias. O projeto da montadora é algo em fase inicial. A Ásia é um grande mercado e o Ceará está em busca de uma linha Continue lendo