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Govt reforms special economic zones framework. India

menos de 1 minuto The government on Friday announced reforms to the existing SEZ legal framework whereby provisions for minimum land area and sector specific and multi-product SEZs have been amended. Henceforth, all existing and new SEZs would become multi-sector SEZs thereby enabling coexistence of a SEZ unit from any sector along with any other SEZ unit. Further, the provisions governing the minimum land area requirement for setting up of SEZs have also been relaxed and simplified, an official statement said. “The amendment which Continue lendo→

Zonas Francas de Iberoamérica analizan en Panamá la reinvención del modelo de negocio

3 minutos En el marco de la XIII Cumbre Empresarial China-LAC, la Asociación de Zonas Francas de las Américas (AZFA) efectuó hoy su encuentro anual, en el que más de una veintena de representantes abordaron temas vinculados a los avances y retos para el desarrollo de estas zonas económicas especiales, que albergan más de diez mil empresas, tanto en Latinoamérica como España. Correspondió al viceministro de Comercio Exterior, Juan Carlos Sosa, abrir la jornada en representación del Gobierno de Panamá, reconociendo los impactos positivos Continue lendo→

China extends pilot free trade zones to strategic border regions

4 minutos China will establish new pilot free trade zones (FTZs) in six provinces across the country, extending strategic trials to border regions to help improve trade ties with neighbouring countries and expand the reach of the Belt and Road Initiative. The move, announced on Monday, also adds free trade zones in underdeveloped provinces, making them more attractive to high quality manufacturing in a bid to support their local economies and help weather the impact from the escalating trade war with the United States. Continue lendo→

Presidente Duque presenta en Cúcuta incentivos de zonas económicas y sociales

2 minutos Desde Cúcuta, este sábado el presidente Iván Duque presentó los incentivos tributarios de las Zonas Económicas y Sociales Especiales (ZESE), un régimen especial tributario que le apuesta a disminuir el desempleo, la informalidad, el deterioro de las condiciones de vida y los altos niveles de pobreza en Norte de Santander, La Guajira y Arauca, así como en las ciudades de Armenia y Quibdó. El mandatario, quien estuvo en la sede de la Cámara de Comercio de Cúcuta, sostuvo que entre dichos incentivos se destaca el “cero impuesto de renta, por un período de 5 años, y después la mitad del impuesto de Continue lendo→

The booming business of free zones

1 minuto Ease of doing business is one of the key indexes that will guide world economies in the next decade. FTZs and SEZs have emerged as critical hubs guiding investments, creating jobs, leading innovation and contributing to national economic development. Free zones offer businesses simple setup procedures, affordable rates, and favourable trading location, creating an environment hard to beat. Over time, FTZs and SEZs have emerged as necessary platforms a country creates to attract investment. Low costs – both for the establishing agency/economy Continue lendo→

Ouverture du Forum sur le rôle des zones franches et industrielles

4 minutos La 2ème édition du Forum sur le rôle des zones franches et industrielles s’est ouverte, mercredi à Tanger, avec la participation d’hommes d’affaires et de hauts responsables représentant quelque 15 pays arabes. Placé sous le Haut Patronage de SM le Roi Mohammed VI et ayant pour thème « les zones franches et industrielles, un système d’attractivité des investissements et de facilitation du commerce », ce forum vise à favoriser les échanges entre les hommes d’affaires des différents pays arabes et de présenter les projets Continue lendo→

Special Economic Zones: A Model for the Middle East and North Africa

menos de 1 minuto The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have enormous economic potential with remarkable natural resources and industrial production capacities. While considerable progress for economic reforms has been reached already, a deeper regional integration and stronger cooperation can provide the needed impetus for facilitated development and upgraded national as well as regional economic structures in the wider region. One economic and business tool that could help generate growth and encourage regional integration is the “Special Economic Zone” (SEZ). SEZs can be Continue lendo→

13th International Special Economic Zone Investment Summit, New Delhi, Dec 04 2019.

1 minuto India is now witnessing major reforms and is poised to become the third largest economy of the world by 2030. Indian manufacturing companies in several sectors are targeting global markets and are becoming formidable global competitors. Globally SEZ have been established in many countries as testing grounds for the implementation of liberal market economy. These are also viewed as instruments to enhance the acceptability and the credibility of the transformation policies, to attract domestic and foreign investment and also for the opening Continue lendo→

Governadora em exercício do Ceará recebe representantes do CZPE

3 minutos A governadora em exercício no Ceará, Izolda Cela, recebeu representantes do Conselho Nacional das Zonas de Processamento de Exportação (CZPE) na tarde da última quinta-feira (21). O encontro, no Palácio da Abolição, marcou o fim da visita dos gestores ao Ceará. Mais cedo, pela manhã, ocorreu a 27ª reunião ordinária do CZPE. Foi a primeira vez que o encontro dos conselheiros, que conta com representantes dos Ministérios da Economia, da Infraestrutura e do Desenvolvimento Regional, além da Receita Federal do Brasil, foi Continue lendo→

China’s FTZs open doors wider to foreign investors

2 minutos When Stephen Toope, the vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge, toured around the Jiangbei New Area in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province, “great” was his most frequently used word. In September, Toope led his team to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the Cambridge University-Nanjing Center of Technology and Innovation in the new area, which belongs to the Nanjing section of the newly inaugurated Jiangsu pilot free trade zone (FTZ). He was among the first batch of foreign guests to the zone after Continue lendo→