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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Zonamerica Colombia se inaugurará en agosto

Zonamerica Colombia se inaugurará en agosto

3 minutos La operación colombiana ya tiene listo el primer edificio de 6.500 metros cuadrados alquilables y prevé construir el segundo a partir de noviembre; en Uruguay Martín Dovat quedó como gerente general. Luego de seis años de trámites, permisos y obras, Zonamerica está lista para inaugurar el 2 de agosto su filial en Cali, que busca imponer un nuevo modelo de zona franca de servicios en Colombia. Al frente de ella estará Jaime Miller, quien el 1° de junio dejó la gerencia general de Zonamerica Continue lendo

UNCTAD e FEMOZA promovem seminário sobre zonas francas no 2018 World Investment Forum – 26/10/2018.

UNCTAD e FEMOZA promovem seminário sobre zonas francas no 2018 World Investment Forum – 26/10/2018.

1 minuto De dois em dois anos, a Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre Comércio e Desenvolvimento (UNCTAD, na sigla em inglês) realiza um dos mais importantes eventos do mundo sobre os problemas do desenvolvimento. Este ano, em que o Fórum comemora seu décimo aniversário, o tema central será “Investing in Sustainable Development”, e terá lugar no Palais des Nations,  sede das Nações Unidas em Genebra, Suíça, no período 22-26 de outubro. Estão programados para este Fórum três conferências de cúpula, cinco mesas redondas ministeriais, diálogos Continue lendo

World Investment Report 2018 – Investment and New Industrial Policies

World Investment Report 2018 – Investment and New Industrial Policies

menos de 1 minuto Global flows of foreign direct investment fell by 23 per cent in 2017. Cross-border investment in developed and transition economies dropped sharply, while growth was near zero in developing economies. With only a very modest recovery predicted for 2018, this negative trend is a long-term concern for policymakers worldwide, especially for developing countries, where international investment is indispensable for sustainable industrial development. This troubling global investment picture underscores the importance of a conducive global investment environment, characterized by open, transparent Continue lendo