Les zones franches et industrielles de Hô Chi Minh-Ville visent à attirer 500 millions d’USD

Les zones franches et industrielles de Hô Chi Minh-Ville visent à attirer 500 millions d’USD

1 minuto L’Autorité des zones franches et des zones industrielles de Hô Chi Minh-Ville (HEPZA) vise à attirer 500 millions d’USD d’investissements en 2022. La HEPZA offrira des conseils sur les procédures juridiques pour la construction et l’exploitation du parc industriel de Pham Van Hai, a fait savoir vendredi 14 janvier son chef Hua Quôc Hung lors d’une conférence. La zone de 668 ha a été incluse dans le plan de développement des parcs industriels de la ville, tel qu’approuvé par le Premier ministre. La Continue lendo

Webinar on global value chains and the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement

Webinar on global value chains and the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement

1 minuto As part of the technical cooperation events organized for the dissemination of The Handbook on Special Economic Zones in Africa: Towards Economic Diversification across the Continent, a series of webinars will be organized during the first quarter of 2022. The webinars aim to bring together a diverse audience of stakeholders involved with SEZs’ issues and planning from Africa, and panel discussions including experts, policymakers and practitioners. The Handbook, developed by UNCTAD in partnership with German Development Cooperation Agency (GIZ), examines trends in African Continue lendo

Executivos da britânica BP visitam o Ceará

Executivos da britânica BP visitam o Ceará

1 minuto Duas semanas após assinatura do Memorando de Entendimento (MoU) com o Governo do Ceará, executivos da empresa britânica de energia BP vieram ao Ceará para as primeiras reuniões técnicas da instalação de um Hub de gás natural no Complexo do Pecém. Além da vice-presidente sênior, Federica Berra, e do presidente da BP no Brasil, Mario Lindenhayn, sete executivos da empresa britânica conheceram, na manhã desta quinta-feira (03), as instalações do Complexo do Pecém e Zona de Processamento de Exportação (ZPE). O secretário Continue lendo

New SEZ Act will be WTO-compliant, says Commerce Secretary – India.

New SEZ Act will be WTO-compliant, says Commerce Secretary – India.

4 minutos The new law for special economic zones (SEZs) will comply with the global trade rules of the WTO and it will have a single-window clearance system besides world-class infrastructure and easy customs procedures, Commerce Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam said on Wednesday. The government on Tuesday proposed to replace the existing law governing SEZs with a new legislation to enable states to become partners in the ‘Development of Enterprise and Service Hubs’ (DESH). The existing SEZ Act was enacted in 2006 with Continue lendo

Government proposes to replace existing special economic zones law with new legislation – India.

Government proposes to replace existing special economic zones law with new legislation – India.

2 minutos The government on Tuesday proposed to replace the existing law governing special economic zones (SEZs) with a new legislation to enable states to become partners in ‘Development of Enterprise and Service Hubs’. The existing SEZ Act was enacted in 2006 with an aim to create export hubs and boost manufacturing in the country. However, these zones started losing their sheen after imposition of minimum alternate tax and introduction of sunset clause for removal of tax incentives. These zones are treated as foreign Continue lendo

Five unexpected strategies for high-performing SEZs to adopt

Five unexpected strategies for high-performing SEZs to adopt

4 minutos Why do some economic zones significantly outperform others despite sharing many common attributes? This is the key question for zone leaders. Some surprising recommendations emerged when former executive director of the seven-times winner of fDi Global Free Zone of the Year DMCC, Krysta Fox (now director, operations, Economic Zones Development Alliance [EZDA]) pondered this question along with Ekaterina Evdokimova, managing partner and co-founder of Russian SEZ Stupino Quadrat; CEO of Rezekne SEZ in Latvia Krista Freiberga; and EZDA director of investment Zoë Harries in a panel session during Barcelona New Economy Week in October 2021. Firstly, Harries, who has supported the Continue lendo

Hill targets special economic zones to lift economy 

Hill targets special economic zones to lift economy 

2 minutos Newly minted Minister of Industry, Investment, and Commerce Aubyn Hill has identified the special economic zones (SEZ) as a key sector that can provide a well-needed boost to the Jamaican economy. Addressing the press launch of the 8th annual conference of the World Free Zones Organization (WFZO) at the Montego Bay Conference Centre on Thursday, Hill said that Jamaica is looking forward to hosting the event slated to take place from June 13-17 in the second city. He said the event will Continue lendo

ZPE de Parnaíba será inaugurada dia 14 com 11 empresas instaladas

ZPE de Parnaíba será inaugurada dia 14 com 11 empresas instaladas

4 minutos A ZPE de Parnaíba vai ser inaugurada no dia 14 de fevereiro com a realização do IV Fórum Brasileiro de ZPEs e, segundo Victor Hugo Saraiva de Almeida, presidente da Investe Piauí e da ZPE Parnaíba, será entregue a Área de Despacho Aduaneiro, que será assumida pela Receita Federal com a finalidade de agilizar a exportação dos produtos e o recebimento de matérias primas e equipamentos importados. Segundo Victor Hugo, a partir desta inauguração, a ZPE está legalmente constituída e se intensifica o processo de atração de Continue lendo

ZPE Ceará se reúne com a ABRAZPE

ZPE Ceará se reúne com a ABRAZPE

menos de 1 minuto Referência para o sistema de ZPEs no Brasil, a ZPE Ceará, representada por sua diretoria, esteve em Campinas (SP) nesta quarta-feira (26) para uma reunião com a Associação Brasileira de Zonas de Processamento de Exportação (ABRAZPE), entidade que articula e coordena ações para o desenvolvimento do regime no País. Ao longo da manhã, o presidente da ZPE Ceará, Eduardo Neves, e a diretora de operações da companhia, Andréa Freitas, conheceram as instalações da ABRAZPE, em Campinas, e se reuníram com Continue lendo

SEZs to Develop Labor Skills and Employ Thousands of Workers in Laos

SEZs to Develop Labor Skills and Employ Thousands of Workers in Laos

1 minuto The government of Laos has identified certain large-scale investment projects will benefit from an influx of skilled workers, including the Amata Smart & Eco City in Luang Namtha and Oudomxay Provinces, the new international airport in Bokeo, a giant Buddha image construction project at the That Luang Marsh, an Infrastructure Development Project in the Golden Triangle, among others, Pasaxon reports. Acting Director-General of the Special Economic Zone Promotion and Management Office, Mr. Sonepasert Dalavong, says that despite young people representing 60% of the population, Continue lendo