4 minutos Una especie de “mini Hollywood” en Uruguay, con varias casas a modo de barrio residencial que en realidad son estudios audiovisuales o set de filmación. Esa fue la idea que por 2015 tuvo repercusión en la prensa local, aunque el proyecto debía esperar una modificación legal para su concreción. El tiempo pasó, se actualizó la ley en cuestión y el Poder Ejecutivo autorizó la instalación en Maldonado de la primera zona franca temática, enfocada en lo audiovisual. En la resolución oficial, se informa que el gobierno recibió una Continue lendo→

menos de 1 minuto Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that the country’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs) will provide Chinese industries the requisite environment to relocate to Pakistan.  “There are many industries that wish to relocate from China. We had yet to provide them the environment for them to relocate to Pakistan. This special economic zone is that environment that China seeks,” said the prime minister. “China’s Premier Li has said clearly that if we provide them the environment, they will push Chinese Continue lendo→

3 minutos Depois de quase oito anos desativado, o Porto Fluvial de Cáceres deve voltar a operar no primeiro semestre de 2020. A promessa é do governador Mauro Mendes (DEM). O porto funcionou até o ano de 2012, quando o contrato de licitação chegou ao fim. A retomada das atividades proporcionará ganhos econômicos para a região Oeste. Além do porto, Cáceres também aguarda a conclusão dos estudos para o funcionamento da Zona de Processamento e Exportação (ZPE) e a regulamentação do Free Shop. “Fechamos Continue lendo→

menos de 1 minuto Kenya has expanded and simplified tax incentives it offers for investment in special economic zones (SEZs) in a bid to attract investment into those zones, the Industrialisation ministry said. The ministry said in a notice the new regulations would “provide clarity on the operations of various actors, including to guide the movement of people, goods and services within the special economic zones.” The SEZs are designated areas aimed at promoting and facilitating export-oriented investments. Observers have raised concerns that Kenya Continue lendo→

1 minuto Les projets d’infrastructures dans les domaines du transport et de la logistique jouent depuis longtemps un rôle primordial dans l’expansion économique du pays, une tendance qui s’est poursuivie en 2019. Au mois de novembre a eu lieu l’inauguration officielle d’une route reliant le Port de Tadjourah au nord-est de l’Ethiopie, un chantier qui aura nécessité un investissement de 159 millions de dollars. La route, qui s’étend sur 80 km et a été financée par le Fonds Koweitien de Développement Economique Arabe, permettra d’acheminer Continue lendo→

menos de 1 minuto At present, domestic firms are required to pay in foreign exchange for services rendered by a SEZ unit. However, this norm is not applicable for sale of goods, for which payments could be made in the rupee terms.  The commerce ministry is working on a proposal to allow domestic companies to make payments in the rupee currency for services obtained from special economic zone units, sources said.  The proposal is aimed at promoting the growth of IT units in special Continue lendo→

2 minutos The Acting Managing Director, Nigeria Exports Processing Zones Authority, Mr Terhemba Nongo, has said that Nigeria’s quest for industrialisation may not be achieved without massive investments in free trade zones. He said this in Abuja during an event organised by NEPZA’s workers to mark his 60th birthday and his retirement from the agency. Also, the Nigeria Export Promotion Council has stressed the need for business owners and other stakeholders in the export processing to embrace digital marketing as a solution to the Continue lendo→

2 minutos Global experience shows that Special Economic Zones (SEZs), geographically defined and delimited areas to set up manufacturing and services industries, can prove to be an important vehicle for attracting international and domestic investment, diversifying and boosting exports, creating jobs, reducing regional disparities and encouraging the transfer of technology. By offering an attractive mix of policy and fiscal incentives to investors, governments often insulate them from the uncertain external business environment that governs the industry operating outside of these areas. Like China, India Continue lendo→

2 minutos The government of Cambodia is working on new laws to regulate special economic zones and investment, Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Sunday.. The new laws will attract investment into the country by providing incentives, enhancing transparency, and promoting fair competition. They are part of government reforms to improve the business environment here, the premier said. Speaking at the 14th Cambodia Import Export One Province One Product Exhibition, held on Sunday in Phnom Penh, Prime Minister Hun Sen said the new regulations Continue lendo→