Chinese FTZs step into a new era

Chinese FTZs step into a new era

3 minutos Following the model of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, established in 2013, China anticipates opening seven new free trade zones (FTZs) in the coming year, with zones in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Hubei already nearing readiness to begin operations. Whereas the Shanghai FTZ and three other current operational FTZs – Tianjin, Fujian, and Guangdong – are all built in China’s eastern, coastal industrial hubs, the new zones are largely inland, in central and western states, some of whose industrial bases are comparatively underdeveloped. Continue lendo

BRI watch: The road, the port and the corridor

BRI watch: The road, the port and the corridor

5 minutos A summit in May 2017 was an opportunity for China’s President Xi to host leaders and representatives from 109 countries, presenting his expansive vision for global trade and securing further cooperation for the $900 billion Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) mega project. The geopolitical symbolism of China announcing a major international trade and investment programme, a few months after the Trump administration had withdrawn the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership – and, not long thereafter, the Paris climate agreement – was Continue lendo

Adiada a votação do PL 5.957/2013, que atualiza a legislação das ZPEs.

1 minuto Nesta terça-feira (12), a deputada Gorete Pereira e o presidente da ABRAZPE tiveram uma reunião com o Secretário-Executivo da Secretaria Geral da Presidência da República, Dr. Joaquim Lima. O objetivo era obter a confirmação do compromisso assumido pelo ministro Moreira Franco, com a deputada e outros parlamentares, de que a versão do PL 5.957/2013 a ser votada no plenário da Câmara seria o substitutivo aprovado na Comissão de Constituição e Justiça (CCJ), e não um texto alternativo apresentado pela Casa Civil, mas Continue lendo

Interview: Future trade zones

Interview: Future trade zones

menos de 1 minuto FZW talks to Dr Douglas Zhihua Zeng about upcoming developments in free zones and China’s Belt & Road initiative. Dr Douglas Zhihua Zeng (曾智华) is currently a senior economist at the Financial and Private Sector Development Department of the Africa Region, World Bank, and has worked on many countries in East Asia and Pacific, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe and Central Asia. Leia mais

Marcos Pereira apresenta a membros da delegação dos Emirados Árabes oportunidades de investimento no Brasil

Marcos Pereira apresenta a membros da delegação dos Emirados Árabes oportunidades de investimento no Brasil

3 minutos O ministro Marcos Pereira apresentou nesta quinta-feira aos membros da delegação dos Emirados Árabes oportunidades de comércio e investimentos no Brasil e as iniciativas que o governo tem realizado para incrementar a qualidade do ambiente de negócios. Em discurso no Seminário Dubai-Brazil Opportunities, com a presença do prefeito do Rio, Marcelo Crivella, e do CEO da Dubai Investment Development Agency (Agência de Desenvolvimento de Investimentos de Dubai), Fahad Al Gergawi, Marcos Pereira explicou que desde maio de 2016 já é possível observar Continue lendo

Temer é esperado no Açu para assinar ZPE

Temer é esperado no Açu para assinar ZPE

menos de 1 minuto O presidente Michel Temer (PMDB) é esperado no Porto do Açu no próximo dia 27, às 11h, quando está prevista a assinatura do decreto que cria a Zona de Processamento de Exportação (ZPE) no complexo. A informação foi passada, nesta quinta-feira, pelo presidente da Prumo, José Magela, durante encontro com a imprensa na sede do Porto no litoral de São João da Barra. Leia mais  

Li says free trade zones should stimulate market

Li says free trade zones should stimulate market

menos de 1 minuto Premier Li Keqiang called on China’s 11 pilot free trade zones to improve market management, including the negative list for market access and internet-related services, to build a better business environment and stimulate market vitality. Li made the comment during a two-day inspection in Hubei province that ended on Tuesday. On Monday, he presided over a meeting in Wuhan, Hubei’s capital, focusing on pilot free trade zones. Li called on the zones to build a modern economic system and promote Continue lendo

Costa Rica has one of the best free trade zones in Latin America

Costa Rica has one of the best free trade zones in Latin America

1 minuto The Free Trade Zone of El Coyol, Alajuela Costa Rica is one of two free trade zones included in the Site Selection Top Free Zones ranking which was carried out in November this year and which picked the two best free trade zones per region, in the Latin American and Caribbean region the only two to make the list were El Coyol and the Bogota Free Trade Zone in Colombia. “Zona Franca El Coyol” has been operating for ten years and is Continue lendo