3 minutos La Cámara de Comercio y Producción de Santiago, destacó ayer el papel y aporte de las industrias de zonas francas para la economía de la República Dominicana y en especial para la provincia de Santiago. La entidad empresarial hizo un recuento de estos aportes los cuales incluyen la existencia en dicho sector de más de ciento setenta mil empleos directos y un aporte al producto interno bruto (PIB) cercano al 4%. Además, estableció la entidad empresarial que dirige Marco Cabral  la impactante transferencia Continue lendo→

2 minutos Several African countries were pioneers in using Free Zones as economic development tools. Liberia and Senegal, for example established Export Processing Zones in the early 1970s. In 1981, Mauritius started a single factory-based EPZ program whose prominence and success led to a wave of zone development throughout the continent in the late 1980s in East, Southern and West Africa. Uganda is currently on the same model in their exploration of the scheme. Mauritius has become the model of a successful EPZ programme Continue lendo→

1 minuto Nigeria and Ghana have resolved to forge a new strategic partnership beginning with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) and the Ghana Free Trade Board (GFTB) as a way of strengthening economic cooperation between the two countries. Managing Director, NEPZA, Mr Emmanuel Jime, dropped the hint at the weekend when he played host to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GFTB, Mr. Michael Okyere Baafi, who led a three-man business delegation on a working visit Continue lendo→

1 minuto China has been putting a lot of effort into building free trade zones (FTZs) in recent years. Now the efforts are going one step further, with the central government calling for the establishment of free trade ports, which will supposedly derive from the existing FTZs. According to a report released by cs.com.cn on January 31, more than 10 provinces and cities across China said they will “actively explore [the possibilities] of establishing free trade ports. “Those regions not only include coastal cities Continue lendo→

3 minutos Nadie discute que las prioridades de cualquier país son las de la inversión y el empleo. Y es que si la inversión, tanto la pública, como la privada tienen dinamismo, se generan fuentes de trabajo, el crecimiento económico se acelera, y por ende el desarrollo comienza a irradiarse, siempre y cuando los frutos del esfuerzo, como todo proceso social, estén distribuidos equitativamente. Por ello los teóricos que se encargan de estudiar estas dinámicas subrayan que la variable inversión tiene efectos multiplicadores en Continue lendo→

2 minutos Sohar Port and Freezone on Wednesday, January 24, hosted its annual Business Reception at The Chedi in Muscat, and revealed its operating results for 2017. Despite volatility in the global maritime sector, Sohar once again posted a year of consistent growth with an average of over one million tonnes of cargo handled by the port every week in 2017. Container traffic was up by 36% compared to 2016, dry bulk throughput increased by 25% year-on-year. Solar received 3,075 vessel calls in 2017, Continue lendo→

1 minuto O Plenário do Senado aprovou nesta quinta-feira (8) a formação de uma comissão externa para avaliar o sistema de isenção tributária adotado pelo Paraguai. O pedido para criar o grupo de trabalho partiu do senador Eduardo Braga (PMDB-AM), que chama atenção para o grande número de empresas brasileiras migrando para o país vizinho. A intenção do senador é visitar a Zona Franca de Maquila, que tem atraído os empresários brasileiros com tributações mais baixas. Segundo ele, é um movimento que não vai Continue lendo→

1 minuto Depois de China, Japão e Alemanha, foi a vez da Bélgica conhecer melhor o regime brasileiro de Zonas de Processamento de Exportação (ZPEs). A secretária-executiva do Conselho Nacional das ZPEs, Thaise Dutra, recebeu, ontem (7), o ministro conselheiro da Bélgica, Hendrik Roggen, e a adida aduaneira, Isabelle Bédoyan, para mostrar as oportunidades de investimentos previstas na ZPE do Açu, que ainda está em fase de implementação, no Rio de Janeiro. “Os belgas já têm investimentos no próprio porto do Açu, então nada Continue lendo→