Governo do Ceará inaugura setor 2 da Zona de Processamento de Exportação do Ceará nesta terça-feira.

Governo do Ceará inaugura setor 2 da Zona de Processamento de Exportação do Ceará nesta terça-feira.

menos de 1 minuto Única Zona de Processamento de Exportação (ZPE) em operação no Brasil, a ZPE Ceará terá seu setor 2 inaugurado pelo Governo do Ceará, nesta terça-feira (16), às 9h. A solenidade será presidida pelo governador Camilo Santana. O Setor 2 da ZPE Ceará conta com 1.911 hectares de área para receber novos investimentos. O projeto de expansão da Free Trade Zone cearense tem como grande diferencial a flexibilização, uma vez que os lotes poderão ser divididos em variados tamanhos, proporcionando condições Continue lendo

Adrianople Group publishes the largest special economic zone data set to-date

Adrianople Group publishes the largest special economic zone data set to-date

1 minuto Adrianople Group, the leading business intelligence firm that specializes in SEZs, has published the world’s largest data set on special economic zones to-date. The data set is interactive, and you can view it here. Special economic zones are geographical locations which have separate regulations than the rest of the country. Even though you may not have heard of SEZs, there are thousands of these zones around the world. The economic scope of special economic zones is greater than most may expect –– co-founder Continue lendo

ZPE de Pecém quer atrair médias e pequenas empresas com novo marco regulatório

ZPE de Pecém quer atrair médias e pequenas empresas com novo marco regulatório

2 minutos O presidente da Zona de Processamento de Exportação do Ceará (ZPE-CE), Eduardo Neves, afirmou que pretende atrair médias e pequenas empresas, a partir da regulamentação do novo marco regulatório e da conclusão do Setor 2 do complexo. A declaração foi dada em entrevista concedida após o 5º Fórum de Responsabilidade Social Corporativa, promovido pela Embaixada da Coreia do Sul, com apoio da Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP).   Entre os principais pontos previstos no Novo Marco Regulatório das ZPEs (Lei 14.184/2021) estão: a extinção do compromisso exportador, que limitava o faturamento para Continue lendo

How special economic zones are reshaping the world economy

How special economic zones are reshaping the world economy

3 minutos Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are reshaping the world economy – yet, no one is paying attention. SEZs are business parks granted legal autonomy to improve their governance. Companies operating within SEZs enjoy unique tax breaks, streamlined government regulations, special VISA rights and different labor laws. This enables businesses to operate in emerging markets without the usual problems that businesses in the developed world face. Understandably, SEZs have become increasingly popular among emerging market investors. In 1979, there were 200 SEZs. Now, there Continue lendo

Anderson Ferreira apoia retomada da ZPE Suape no Jaboatão

Anderson Ferreira apoia retomada da ZPE Suape no Jaboatão

2 minutos O prefeito Anderson Ferreira visitou a área onde será instalada a Zona de Processamento da Exportação Suape (ZPE Suape), localizada na BR-101, no município do Jaboatão dos Guararapes, com o objetivo de traçar, junto aos empreendedores, a retomada do projeto. A implantação da ZPE se tornou mais viável com a alteração da legislação federal que foi sancionada recentemente pelo Governo Federal visando estimular novos empreendimentos. A ZPE de Suape, que tem área de 200 hectares, foi criada em 2010 por decreto federal, Continue lendo

How China and the United States use Special Economic Zones to Advance their Geopolitical Objectives

How China and the United States use Special Economic Zones to Advance their Geopolitical Objectives

menos de 1 minuto China and the United States are both using Special Economic Zones (SEZs) as a tool to advance their foreign policy objectives. SEZs are enclaves that have been granted exemptions to the normal business rules governing their home countries. They are created by governments to stimulate economic development, often through a combination of tax breaks, regulatory streamlining, and exemptions from the most costly rules for businesses. Most are industrial parks, although they come in many shapes and sizes ranging from airports to full fledged Continue lendo

The Adrianople Group launches Open Zone Map – The first map encompassing all special economic zones globally

The Adrianople Group launches Open Zone Map – The first map encompassing all special economic zones globally

2 minutos – The Adrianople Group, a global research and advisory firm focused on educating the world about Special Economic Zones (SEZs), today announced the launch of its Open Zone Map. Backed by two years of intensive research, the Open Zone Map is a comprehensive visualization of all 5,000 SEZs globally across 70 countries. The map is the largest SEZ dataset available today.SEZs are geographically limited areas where the government offers regulatory and fiscal incentives to companies located within, aiming to stimulate economic growth. SEZs Continue lendo

Consórcio europeu quer investir US$ 2 bilhões na produção de hidrogênio verde no Ceará

Consórcio europeu quer investir US$ 2 bilhões na produção de hidrogênio verde no Ceará

1 minuto O governador do Ceará, Camilo Santana, anunciou nesta quarta (27), a assinatura de um protocolo de intenções com um consórcio formado por quatro empresas europeias para a instalação de mais uma planta para produção de Hidrogênio Verde (H2V) no Ceará. O consórcio Transhydrogen Alliance, formado pelas empresas Proton Ventures, Trammo, Global Energy Storage e VARO, calcula um investimento inicial de US$ 2 bilhões, para produção de 500 mil toneladas de hidrogênio verde por ano. O volume é equivalente a cerca de 2,5 Continue lendo

Handbook on special economic zones in Africa -Towards economic diversification across the Continent

Handbook on special economic zones in Africa -Towards economic diversification across the Continent

2 minutos Special economic zones are widespread across the developing world. Policymakers seek to develop special economic zones with the aim of attracting foreign direct investment, achieving higher experts and creating jobs. Indirect economic benefits range from upgrading of the local industrial base to being catalysts for innovation, knowledge and technological spillovers. Against a backdrop of growing global interest in zone-based development strategies, an increasing number of countries are adopting new special economic zone regimes or revitalizing existing ones. At the regional level, attempts Continue lendo

Steps to establish a global alliance of special economic zones taken at UNCTAD investment forum

Steps to establish a global alliance of special economic zones taken at UNCTAD investment forum

2 minutos The future establishment of a global alliance of special economic zones (SEZs) was tabled this week at UNCTAD’s 7th World Investment Forum amid recognition that the zones are critical for economic development but need to adapt to keep pace with a changing climate, digital transformation and other factors influencing their viability. Initial steps toward the founding of GASEZ (Global Alliance of Special Economic Zones) were taken today by special economic zones associations from across the globe. The alliance will enhance global networking to facilitate Continue lendo