fDi’s Global Free Zones of the Year 2018 – the winners

fDi’s Global Free Zones of the Year 2018 – the winners

1 minuto For the fourth year running, the United Arab Emirates’ DMCC has seen off all other competition to be crowned fDi’s Global Free Zone of the Year for 2018. Almost 2000 new businesses were established in the zone in 2017, and DMCC finished the year with 14,805 companies and more than 61,700 employees. Some notable investments in 2017 include Saudi Arabia-based transportation and logistics company Bahri Group, which relocated to the zone’s One JLT low-rise business tower, expanding to more than 2900 square metres. Continue lendo

MDIC realiza estudo para calcular impacto da ZPE no Ceará

MDIC realiza estudo para calcular impacto da ZPE no Ceará

1 minuto O Ministério da Indústria, Comércio Exterior e Serviços (MDIC) irá conduzir um estudo sobre os impactos da Zona de Processamento de Exportação (ZPE) no Ceará e na região do Porto Pecém. “Estamos estruturando o estudo do impacto da ZPE no Ceará. Pretendemos mensurar os impactos sociais, econômicos e de utilização de mão de obra. A partir desse modelo, faremos um monitoramento e a avaliação de uma política pública para ser referência a todos os estados que queiram implantar uma ZPE”, disse ao Focus Continue lendo

Thomson Reuters fornecerá solução para gestão fiscal e de comércio exterior da ZPE Parnaíba

Thomson Reuters fornecerá solução para gestão fiscal e de comércio exterior da ZPE Parnaíba

2 minutos As ZPEs (Zonas de Processamento de Exportação) são distritos industriais que proporcionam incentivos fiscais, cambiais e administrativos para empresas ali localizadas e que destinem ao menos 80% de sua produção para o mercado externo. O objetivo é atrair investimentos, ampliar a produtividade, criar empregos e trazer novas tecnologias para a região. O sistema de gestão de Zonas de Processamento de Exportação faz o gerenciamento e controle das atividades da ZPE, integrando a empresa administradora do sitio industrial. A solução faz o controle do Continue lendo

Special Economic Zones: Challenges and Opportunities

Special Economic Zones: Challenges and Opportunities

2 minutos Special Economic Zones (SEZs) can be regarded as an investment in industrial infrastructure and a services provider to attract and facilitate foreign investment, integrate local firms into global value chains, promote export-oriented growth and generate employment. For many countries, these zones are an important instrument of socioeconomic development. They are widely deployed to kick-start industrial sectors and to promote technology transfer to local economies and can contribute to improving the overall investment environment, lowering transaction costs for FDI activities, increasing the ease of doing business and streamlining administrative procedures, including the time required to set up operations. According to UNCTAD’s estimate, there are now estimates Continue lendo

A reconsideration on China’s free trade zone strategies under the background of China-U.S. Trade friction

A reconsideration on China’s free trade zone strategies under the background of China-U.S. Trade friction

4 minutos The China-U.S. trade friction and global trade war ignited by U.S. President Trump have exerted both negative and positive influences on the liberalization of trade and investment. As a result, multilateral systems have been shaken and the foundation of global rules has been severely undermined, while the U.S. unilateral protection has forced the world market to become more open. New breakthroughs have also been made in terms of bilateral or sub-regional economic integration such as the proposed US-EU zero-tariff negotiation, the formal Continue lendo

Audiência Pública vai discutir privatização da administradora da ZPE/BoaVista

Audiência Pública vai discutir privatização da administradora da ZPE/BoaVista

3 minutos Para discutir a privatização da Administradora da Zona de Processamento de Exportação de Boa Vista (ZPE/BoaVista), a Prefeitura promove audiência pública nesta quarta-feira, 3, com entidades interessadas. O objetivo é submeter a consulta pública à minuta do Edital de Seleção da empresa que irá administrar a ZPE. A audiência será a partir das 14h, no auditório do Palácio 9 de Julho. Estão convidados para esta audiência todos os interessados em participar direta ou indiretamente no processo seletivo, de caráter público. A minuta do edital Continue lendo

Qatar’s free zone hits world class

Qatar’s free zone hits world class

2 minutos Qatar’s free zones has grown and now at par with those in the international community. The country, according to Manateq CEO Fahad Rashid al-Kaabi, made the achievement due to world-class infrastructure coupled with incentives and legislative framework regulating foreign investments. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a recently held exhibition in Doha, al-Kaabi said Manateq sees “a lot of good opportunities” for Qatar to increase foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow. “Qatar has the right infrastructure… we now have more flexibility in the system Continue lendo

Why special economic zones remain important

Why special economic zones remain important

3 minutos Special Economic Zones (SEZs) derive their value from a combination of three key drivers: an encouraging regulatory environment that provides the necessary support the industry needs to take root in a new market; an operating environment that ensures both physical infrastructure (hard) and policies (soft) are in place to support businesses and their employees; and the more rudimentary element of incentives, financial and non-financial, that provide impetus for investment in a location that might other-wise be less appealing. The UAE was a Continue lendo

Vancouver island receives foreign trade zone designation

Vancouver island receives foreign trade zone designation

2 minutos Small- and medium-sized enterprises from Port Hardy to Victoria will benefit from new jobs and business opportunities, thanks to Vancouver Island’s official designation as a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), championed by the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance (VIEA). Foreign trade is vital to sustaining and growing Vancouver Island’s economy. With the new Foreign Trade Zone designation, VIEA will highlight the region’s network of trading centers and leverage its unique location with multiple deep-water ports and airports. These ports have the capacity to handle 10 times current volumes, serving North America, Latin America and Asia. This Continue lendo