XXV Conferencia Zonas Francas de Iberoamérica, 1 y 2 de Diciembre 2022

XXV Conferencia Zonas Francas de Iberoamérica, 1 y 2 de Diciembre 2022

menos de 1 minuto El evento más importante para el sector de Zonas Francas em Iberoamérica, donde operadores, usuários, entidades gubernamentales, inversionistas, consultores y proveedores de la indústria se dan cita para discutir la situación actual, avances, innovaciones, mejores prácticas, tendencias y desafios futuros del sector. Lea más

Deal this year for Indian special economic zone

Deal this year for Indian special economic zone

2 minutos The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza) plans to sign a commercial agreement with India by this year for establishing the Indian Special Economic Zone (ISEZ) as negotiations in this regard are almost complete. Shaikh Yusuf Harun, executive chairman of Beza, said they will sit with Indian delegates to finalise the negotiations within one month and then fix a date for the deal signing. Harun hopes that billions of dollars will pour in as investment from the neighbouring nation once the ISEZ inside Continue lendo

Now is the time to review free zones

Now is the time to review free zones

2 minutos As many as 136 countries agreed to the introduction of an OECD-sponsored reform in October 2021, introducing a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15%. The reform has yet to be ratified by local parliaments and effectively implemented, remaining a head-scratcher for many, particularly in developing countries. However, Irma Mosquera, professor of tax governance at Leiden University in the Netherlands, believes that “the time is now” for policymakers to reconsider the kind of fiscal incentives they offer investors through tools like free trade zones Continue lendo

Singapore free trade zones: All you need to know

Singapore free trade zones: All you need to know

1 minuto Free-trade zones in Singapore are special economic areas that offer beneficial customs and tax treatment to firms that operate within them. In this guide, we will discuss what are free-trade zone in Singapore, how they are regulated, what are their advantages, and which permits or licenses your company requires to operate within free-trade zones in Singapore. Singapore is known around the world as a trade-focused country with pro-business free trade regulations that form the core of its international trade policy. Singapore’s free-trade Continue lendo

Special economic zones: A nod towards capitalism in Venezuela

Special economic zones: A nod towards capitalism in Venezuela

2 minutos Venezuela is preparing to replicate the experience of Special Economic Zones (SEZs), a mechanism with which more than 60 countries have tried to draw investment and accelerate economic growth, while under its avowedly socialist government a “silent neoliberalism” is gaining ground. The aim of the SEZs is “to provide special conditions to gain the economic confidence of investors from all over the world, and productive development to put an end once and for all to oil rentism,” said President Nicolás Maduro when Continue lendo

Desenvolvimento Econômico se reúne com Ministério da Economia sobre ZPE Uberaba

Desenvolvimento Econômico se reúne com Ministério da Economia sobre ZPE Uberaba

menos de 1 minuto O secretário de Desenvolvimento Econômico, Turismo e Inovação, Rui Ramos, cumpre agenda em Brasília, no Ministério da Economia, nesta quarta-feira (31), para tratar de assuntos relativos às próximas etapas para que a Zona de Processamento de Exportação Uberaba possa receber as primeiras empresas. Com o secretário municipal, participaram os parceiros da ZPE, o diretor da Companhia Administrativa da Zona de Processamento de Uberaba (CAZPE), Mário Renato Palmério Assumpção, e o diretor do Porto Seco do Triângulo – Estação Aduaneira do Continue lendo

Zona de processamento de exportações: atração de investimentos, empregos e forte apoio do governo

Zona de processamento de exportações: atração de investimentos, empregos e forte apoio do governo

5 minutos Em 19 de agosto de 2022, a Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Programas Estratégicos (SEDEPE) enviou ao Ministério da Economia o pedido formal, assinado pelo governador Carlos Brandão, de criação da Zona de Processamento de Exportação (ZPE) de Bacabeira. O pedido foi acompanhado de robusto projeto, detalhando os motivos, os dados e as empresas já interessadas em participar dela. Zonas econômicas especiais ou de processamento de exportações são “áreas de livre comércio com o exterior, destinadas à instalação de empresas direcionadas para Continue lendo

2022 is projected to be the best year for free trade zones – Dominican Republic

2022 is projected to be the best year for free trade zones – Dominican Republic

2 minutos Free zones have played a leading role in the economic recovery process, as evidenced by the most recent impact study conducted by Analytica and presented by the Dominican Association of Free Zones (ADOZONA), together with the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Mipymes (MICM), as part of the celebration of the National Day of Free Zones, which estimates, taking into account the entire value chain, that to date the total impact of the free zone sector in direct and indirect jobs amounts to Continue lendo

How special economic zones are quietly advancing state capitalism

How special economic zones are quietly advancing state capitalism

10 minutos In April 2017, professor Tom W. Bell from Chapman University wrote an article for FEE called How Special Economic Zones are Quietly Advancing Freedom where he describes how economic zones are being used by states to improve economic freedom. Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are geographically limited areas, usually business parks, that are exempted from various taxes and regulations. Governments create SEZs to attract foreign investment, in theory by increasing ease of doing business. My day-to-day work as an SEZ consultant for the Adrianople Group has forced Continue lendo