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South Africa’s special economic zones should attract investors

3 minutos Investors looking to set up their operations in SA are encouraged to consider our special economic zones (SEZ) which offer various incentives, reduced corporate tax rates, Custom Controlled Area (CCA) an employment tax incentive and state-of-the-art infrastructure. Traditionally, economic activity had been concentrated in the three regional industrial hubs of Gauteng, eThekwini-Pietermaritzburg and the Cape Peninsula, which accounted for about 70% of the nation’s gross value add. Importantly, the spread of economic opportunities is central to us building a more inclusive economy Continue lendo→

Kim Jong Un visits cosmetics factory in special economic zone near border with China

2 minutos North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited a cosmetics factory in the special economic zone of Sinuiju which lies opposite the Chinese port city of Dandong, reported North Korea’s state media. Sunday’s (July 1) report of his trip to Sinuiju, one of North Korea’s earliest special economic zones, came a day after the state media reported his tour of a reed farm in the nearby Sindo county, also on the Sino-North Korea border. South Korean media said the two visits are highly Continue lendo→

China further eases foreign investment curbs in free trade zones

menos de 1 minuto China on Saturday further relaxed restrictions imposed on foreign investment in its free trade zones, in the latest step to fulfill its promise to open up the economy. Publishing a revised ‘negative list’ for investment in the zones, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China’s top economic planner, said curbs in oil and gas exploration, nuclear fuel production and telecommunications would be eased. Foreign investors will no longer have to conduct oil and natural gas exploration and development through Continue lendo→

Delegations of the China Pilot (Shanghai) Free Trade Zone organized and supported by FEMOZA visited Serbia and Bulgaria

menos de 1 minuto From June 10th to 14th two Delegations of the China Pilot (Shanghai) Free Trade Zone organized and supported by FEMOZA visited Serbia and Bulgaria, they kept important working meeting with different Ministries and Free and Special Economic Zones Authorities As per Shanghai reports visits help Shanghai FTZ Authorities enhance the understanding of two countries and will further facilitate the exchanges among them. During the meetings, they talk about the importance of the Belt and Road initiative program, as well how Continue lendo→

China to push further ahead with free trade pilot zone reforms

2 minutos For the last four decades, China has been opening up more to the world. And now, perhaps it’s accelerating the pace. The government plans to push further ahead with free trade pilot zone reforms in Fujian and Guangdong provinces and Tianjin Municipality. Guangdong Province will focus on strategies to advance the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Great Bay Area and create an open financial region. It proposes 18 measures, including further liberalization of the trade in services with Macao and Hong Kong. Fujian Province will Continue lendo→

The ABCs of Production in FTZs

menos de 1 minuto A foreign-trade zone (FTZ) is a defined physical area within the United States that, for customs entry purposes, is treated as if it is outside U.S. borders. Companies may use FTZs for both storage/distribution activities or, after specific authorization by the U.S. FTZ Board, for production. In FTZs, “production” is considered to be anything that results in a substantial transformation of an article or that changes its HTSUS classification (6-digit) or eligibility for entry. Leia mais

Improving Central American free trade zones might help fix US immigration problems

4 minutos In the short-term, a border wall may help stem the flow of Central American migrants across the US southern border, but any enduring immigration strategy needs to build bridges too. Improving and diversifying Central America’s free trade zones (FTZs) to create more jobs and opportunities is a specific example of how to do so. It’s not difficult to understand the appeal of migrating from Central America to the US. For comparison, Maryland is a little bigger than El Salvador in geographic size Continue lendo→

Ceará para alemão ver

1 minuto A Zona de Processamento de Exportação – ZPE, distrito industrial para acolher indústrias nacionais e internacionais é, desde domingo até hoje, em Colônia-Alemanha, atração para cerca de 600 empresários dos dois países participantes do XXXVI Encontro Econômico Brasil-Alemanha – EEBA – 2018. É uma realização da Confederação Nacional da Indústria – CNI, e da Federação das Indústrias Alemãs – BDI, e vem ocorrendo alternadamente no Brasil e naquele gigante da economia europeia, do qual já se concretizaram grandes parcerias, graças ao envolvimento Continue lendo→

Silicon Valley manufacturers use foreign trade zones of protect jobs, save money, speed goods to market

2 minutos Local Silicon Valley manufacturers are reaping significant benefits in product quality, lower costs, reduced tariffs and supply chain efficiency through strategic application of local Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) operations in their manufacturing processes. Those were among the findings of a recent study published by The Reshoring Institute, a Silicon Valley-based non-profit organization providing research and support for companies bringing manufacturing back to America. “Use of a Foreign Trade Zone involves how imported goods, such as parts or sub-assemblies, are brought into the U.S., staged and Continue lendo→

ZPE CEARÁ é destaque no Encontro Econômico Brasil-Alemanha

1 minuto O 36º Encontro Econômico Brasil-Alemanha (EEBA 2018) foi aberto oficialmente hoje, 25, pela manhã, no Congress Centrum Nord Koelnmesse, em Colônia na Alemanha. Pela manhã, foi realizado um painel sobre políticas econômicas e comerciais. No período da tarde, foram realizados dois fóruns, sendo um sobre desafios digitais, com o tema “Como Aumentar a Produtividade e Promover a Modernização da Indústria” e o outro sobre “Gestão de Saúde e Possibilidades de Cooperação na Área Médica e Farmacêutica”. Durante o encontro, foram organizados ainda Continue lendo→