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Prefeito Piau chamado a prestar contas de viagens à China e à Rússia na Câmara Municipal de Uberaba

1 minuto Foi aprovado pela Câmara Municipal de Uberaba (CMU) requerimento no qual o prefeito Paulo Piau (MDB) é convidado a comparecer ao Legislativo para prestação de contas das recentes viagens que fez à Rússia e à China. A justificativa da viagem internacional foi para a busca de investidores para Uberaba, em especial para a Zona de Processamento de Exportação (ZPE), projeto Intervales (aeroporto internacional de cargas) e planta de amônia. O pedido para a presença do prefeito na CMU foi feito pelo vereador Continue lendo→

Chineses fazem pedido de licença ambiental para refinaria na ZPE do Ceará

2 minutos O processo de implantação da refinaria no Ceará começa a se desenrolar. Isso porque a empresa chinesa Qingdao Xinyutian Chemical, responsável pelo projeto, procurou a Superintendência Estadual do Meio Ambiente (Semace) para obtenção da licença ambiental. “A empresa chinesa, que criou filial no Ceará, deu entrada no projeto para o licenciamento ambiental e tem o banco chinês para financiar os investimentos e a área do Estado para a instalação da refinaria. Estamos muito empolgados”, destacou o governador Camilo Santana (PT). A Superintendência Continue lendo→

La mitad de los servicios exportados por Uruguay salen desde zonas francas

2 minutos Juan Opertti, director de la Cámara de Zonas Francas del Uruguay, atribuyó los buenos resultados a la estabilidad jurídica, política y económica del país y a las exoneraciones tributarias. El aumento de las inversiones y la transformación de las zonas francas en plataformas sostenibles de operaciones y servicios globales fueron el eje de una exposición realizada por Juan Opertti, director de la Cámara de Zonas Francas del Uruguay (CZFUY), durante la I Reunión de Funcionarios Gubernamentales y Mesa de Trabajo Virtual sobre Continue lendo→

Free trade zones give companies 30% savings in operating cost

1 minuto Companies operating in the Nigerian export processing zones could save up to 30 percent in operating cost, according to the Managing Director, Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA), Mr Emmanuel Jime. Speaking on ‘Investment Opportunities in Nigeria’s Free Trade Zones’ at the June breakfast meeting of the Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce (NACC) in Lagos, Jime, who was represented by a Director in NEPZA, Mr Richard Obiano, said about 30 per cent reduction in operating costs could be achieved by companies in EPZs Continue lendo→

Southern Special Economic Zones in Italy and the EU State Aid regime

menos de 1 minuto The Law for the development of southern Italy opened the door for a series of measures aimed at enhancing economic growth in the South. The law is a roadmap for the south that just might have sufficient flexibility to be successful. It establishes that a Regulation will be issued defining the economic aspects of development, in particular the Special Economic Zones. On 27 February 2018 the Regulation for the establishment of Special Economic Zones (ZES) came into force. The decree of Continue lendo→

Moçambique e China estabelecem intercâmbio para exploração de madeira

1 minuto Os Governos de Moçambique e China assinaram um memorando, que permite que Moçambique passe a controlar informação sobre os volumes de madeira que sai do país para China. O memorando prevê que os dois países estabeleçam um intercâmbio para exploração, transporte, comercialização e exportação de madeira. A assinatura do memorando consolida esforços que os dois governos tem estado a empreender no combate ao comércio ilegal da madeira, que lesou ao Estado moçambicano em aproximadamente Mil milhões de Dólares norte americanos, nos últimos Continue lendo→

Zona franca industrial de servicios turísticos – Colombia

3 minutos Se entiende por Zona Franca Industrial de Servicios Turísticos, un área geográfica delimitada del territorio nacional, con el objeto primordial de promover y desarrollar la prestación de servicios en la actividad turística, destinados al turismo receptivo y de manera subsidiaria al turismo nacional. Son actividades turísticas entre otras, la prestación de servicios de alojamiento, de agencias de viajes, restaurantes, organizaciones de congresos, servicios de transporte, actividades deportivas, artísticas, culturales y recreacionales. Las Zonas Francas Industriales de servicios turísticos reciben los siguientes beneficios: Continue lendo→

The future of special economic zones in Afghanistan

5 minutos The concept of special economic zones in Afghanistan is not intentional, rather accidental. The scheduled withdrawal plan of U.S. and NATO forces in 2014 left a huge amount of infrastructure to Afghan forces. This included $2 billion worth of infrastructure and equipment at eight strategic airfields in the country, equipped with sophisticated machinery and a well-developed infrastructure. Bastion-Helmand and Bagram-Kabul, in particular, are of considerable importance. Ashraf Ghani, the current president of Afghanistan and a former World Bank employee, proposed creating special economic zones (SEZs) at Continue lendo→

Special economic zones as an engine of regional economic development: the best practices and implications for Uzbekistan

menos de 1 minuto Special economic zones (SEZs) are considered as an effective tool to stimulate industrialization and structural transformation, but only when implemented properly in the right context. The aim of the paper is to review the existing practices of establishment of Special Economic Zones using the case successful countries including China, Korea, Singapore and the UAE and explain how they contribute for the development of regional economy. Moreover, the current paper provides the latest initiatives taken by the Uzbek government to establish Continue lendo→

The UAE offers an oasis of opportunity

6 minutos Last week I took part in a webinar that explored how Canadian companies can take advantage of the many business opportunities in the United Arab Emirates. If you weren’t part of the live audience, I urge you to watch it on-demand to get a quick overview of this dynamic market—especially some of the recent legislative changes that will make it easier than ever to do business there. Fellow panelists included Owais Ahmed, EDC’s Chief Representative for the Middle East & North Africa Region, as Continue lendo→