Crypto exchange FTX obtains license in Dubai to open local headquarters

March 15, 2022

Leading global cryptocurrency exchange FTX is expanding its operations in the United Arab Emirates by receiving a virtual asset license in Dubai.The license is apparently granted under a new cryptocurrency law ...

ICCIMA Council of Representatives discusses post-sanctions economic strategies

Robert Walker

March 13, 2022

Free Trade Zones

TEHRAN – The 21st meeting of the Council of Representatives of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mining and Agriculture (ICCIMA) was held on Sunday to discuss appropriate economic strategies for the ...

Egypt expands customs management via blockchain and shifts to multimodal

Robert Walker

March 8, 2022

Free Trade Zones

HFZA to Boost Indian Business Confidence in Sharjah Investment Landscape

Robert Walker

March 6, 2022

Free Trade Zones

Saud Salem Al Mazrouei addresses the Tamil Entrepreneurs Forum in Dubai. Hamriyah Free Zo...

Does the clothing industry provide guilt-free clothing? – Ground views

Robert Walker

February 25, 2022

Free Trade Zones

Photo courtesy of Remake Sri Lanka's garment workers, mostly women, make an important contribution to the country's economy. In 2019, apparel exports amounted to $5.2 billion, nearly 40% of all exports. The ...

Unlocking Samsung’s $300 Billion IDE, LADOL Truce

Robert Walker

February 13, 2022

Free Trade Zones

Maritime With the final settlement of the three-year dispute between Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria (SHI) Limited and the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base (LADOL) group, which ...

Mexico’s Free Trade Zones Worth Exploring for USA International Shippers

Robert Walker

February 4, 2022

Free Trade Zones

It's no surprise that US West Coast ports have experienced such terrible congestion - everything seems to go through Southern California. The Port of Long Beach reported last month that it moved more cargo in 2...

SAIF Zone a major hub for trade, industry and logistics services

Robert Walker

January 30, 2022

Free Trade Zones

A beautiful view of Sharjah. Staff Reporter, Gulf TodayThe Sharjah Airport International Free Zone Authority (SAIF zone) has ach...

Free Trade Zone Manufacturers Association fumes over 2-hour power cuts

Robert Walker

January 28, 2022

Free Trade Zones

Minister of Energy Gamini Lokuge The Free Trade Zone Manufacturers Association (FTZ...

Uganda’s EPZ revenue hits record $1.2 billion

Robert Walker

January 22, 2022

Free Trade Zones

By TOM ANGURINI Uganda's revenue from export processing zones hit a record high of $1.2 billion in 2020, up from $154 million the previous year, a new report has revealed.The Uganda Free Zones Authority r...

Turkey’s auto sub-industry to achieve more than $ 11 billion in exports in 2021

Robert Walker

January 9, 2022

Free Trade Zones

Turkey's automotive sector achieved $ 11.8 billion (TL 163.72 billion) in sub-industry exports last year, according to official data. The auto sector, which has championed Turkey's exports...

Defeat and refine the sensitivities of Nigerian free zones

Robert Walker

January 2, 2022

Free Trade Zones

Gradually, but steadily, the bombastic accounts of the acclaimed underperformance of Nigeria's FTZ concept over the past 29 years of its adoption to spur the country's industrialization have been erase...

The catastrophic accident on the Ahvaz-Khorramshahr road

Robert Walker

December 29, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Only a few people were not informed of the tragedy on the morning of December 25 on the Ahvaz-Khorramshahr road. An accident left 10 dead and 14 injured at 7.15 a.m. on Saturday. The crash between several pas...

Beijing to remove all limits on foreign automakers with operations in China

Robert Walker

December 27, 2021

Free Trade Zones

1/5 Workers are seen on General Motors' advanced production line in Yantai, Shandong Province, China. For the first time in 2022, foreign automakers will be allowed to own 100% of their...

Questioning the World Bank’s prescriptions for the Nigerian economy | The Guardian Nigeria News

Robert Walker

December 22, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Without a doubt, the Nigerian economy has been in dire straits for some time, even before the start of the coronavirus pandemic (by March 2021) which is ravaging the world. Thi...

Sean Benstead: Anchoring our ports

Robert Walker

December 20, 2021

Free Trade Zones

The government's new free ports have the potential to extract wealth and opportunities from local communities, but there is an alternative, writes a researcher to Cles. In this year's spring budget, the...

Dubai’s DP World plans ecozone project at PH – Manila bulletin

Robert Walker

December 15, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Dubai's DP World plans to develop a 50-100 hectare economic zone with an integrated seaport to introduce its latest logistics facilities and solutions to the Philippines, the Philippines Economic ...

The arguments in favor of job creation poles to reduce youth unemployment in Africa

Robert Walker

December 8, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Youth unemployment remains a significant problem across Africa, with the growing population adding new layers of complexity to the challenge. Indeed, across Africa, estimates currently reach 60% for youth...

Raw materials worth more than $ 2 billion exported from the Makou free zone in the first half of the year

Robert Walker

December 3, 2021

Free Trade Zones

TEHRAN- As announced by the Director General of the Makou Free Trade Area Organization, products worth $ 2.030 billion were exported from the Makou Free Zone in West Azerbaijan Province northwestern Iran, durin...

Reimagining the future of Sri Lanka’s garment industry – adaderana biz english

Robert Walker

November 30, 2021

Free Trade Zones

By Shirendra Lawrence The emergence of clothing and textiles as a major contributor to Sri Lanka's economy began after independence in 1948, when a few pioneering i...

“The Higher Council of Free Zones is seeking the creation of an international stock exchange in free zones”

Robert Walker

November 28, 2021

Free Trade Zones

TEHRAN - The secretary of the High Council of Free Zones of Iran said: "We are seeking the establishment of an international stock exchange in the free zones (FTAs) of the country to help the stock market." ...

China will move resolutely towards openness

Robert Walker

November 4, 2021

Free Trade Zones

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Lagos woo investors for free trade area, lists benefits

Robert Walker

October 31, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Posted November 1, 2021 Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu highlighted the benefits associated with investing in the Lagos Free Trade Area. Sanwo-Olu, who addressed investors and exhibitionists at the ...

Tehran hosts 16th meeting of Iran-Turkmenistan Joint Economic Committee

Robert Walker

October 29, 2021

Free Trade Zones

TEHRAN - The 16th meeting of the Iran-Turkmenistan Joint Economic Committee was held on Tuesday after a two-year hiatus in Tehran, IRNA reported. As reported, the meeting was chaired by Iranian Minister o...

Extension of the sanctions in appendix 41 of the 2008 finance law to free zones and registered shippers for authorized use

Robert Walker

October 28, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Who is likely to be affected This measure will affect companies and individuals responsible for excise products subject to the special customs free zone procedure and the authorized use procedure. General de...

World ranking: Costa Rica has the best free zone in America

Robert Walker

October 25, 2021

Free Trade Zones

QCOSTARICA - Three global rankings, led by experts in attracting foreign direct investment, have determined that by 2021, Coyol Free Zone is the main free zone (zona franca, in Spanish) in the region and a p...

TUI Adds Port Royal to January 2022 Cruise Schedule – Bartlett | New

Robert Walker

October 22, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has revealed that TUI, the world's largest tourism company, has added Port Royal in Kingston to its January 2022 cruise schedule. Bartlett said the compan...

FIRS proposes a tax on road infrastructure

Robert Walker

October 21, 2021

Free Trade Zones

The Federal Tax Service (FIRS) plans to introduce a road infrastructure tax to generate funds for road construction, rehabilitation, maintenance and safety, the agency's executi...

DMCC Named “Global Free Zone of the Year” by Financial Times FDI Magazine for Seventh Year in a Row

Robert Walker

October 17, 2021

Free Trade Zones

DUBAI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - October 17, 2021) The Dubai Multi Commodities Center (DMCC) - the world's flagship free zone and the Dubai government's authority on the commodities trade...

Economic activity consolidates the recovery driven by free zones

Robert Walker

October 16, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Costa Rica's economic activity consolidates its recovery after the coup Covid-19 pandemic. The impetus comes mainly from the business manufacturing that work in special diets such as free trade zones. ...

UAE’s non-oil foreign trade up 27% to Dh900 billion in the first half of 2021

Robert Walker

October 14, 2021

Free Trade Zones

The UAE's non-oil foreign trade grew 27% year-on-year in the first half of 2021 and also 6% from pre-pandemic levels in 2019. According to preliminary data released by the Ministry of the Economy, the tot...

Notice: Morning Savings

Robert Walker

October 12, 2021

Free Trade Zones

In developing countries, granting full economic freedom to producers in their "morning markets" will put the whole economy on the right track and eliminate illegal activity within countries and ...

Access to new payment platforms for SMEs-Africa

Robert Walker

October 11, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Mahmood Al-Bastaki, Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a central role in developing economies across Africa, driving growth, creating jobs and encouraging innovation.Micro, small and medium enterpri...

Businesses in Costa Rica must pay a 1% tax on medical cannabis …

Robert Walker

October 9, 2021

Free Trade Zones

(MENAFN- The Costa Rica News) By Guillermo Agudelo October 7, 2021 14 0 Share Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Linkedin Email Must Read Health STAFF TCRN - Oct 8, 2021 Consum...

4 things to plan for the next # 12WCC – ICC

Robert Walker

October 7, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Discover our program # 12WCC As more than 1,000 delegates from around the world prepare for the biennial event, here are four things they can expect from the biggest chamber connection of the year. 1. A pio...

Free zones introduce Ghanaian companies to the regional market

Robert Walker

October 5, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Mr. Michael Ocquaye Jnr. in a group photo with some officials The Ghana Free Zones Authority (GFZA) has embarked on a st...

Best Free Zones and Business Consultants in UAE: Aurion Business Consultants Power Your Business Goals in UAE

Robert Walker

October 3, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Syam P. Prabhu, founder and CEO of Aurion ...

PM asked to consider IPP Group’s key project proposal

Robert Walker

October 2, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Earlier in August, the IPP group, chaired by Johnathan Hanh Nguyen, sent a report to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, proposing the implementation of a series of key projects.In the report to the Prime Minister...

Sri Lankan workers and poor hit by escalating costs of essentials

Robert Walker

October 2, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Colombo port workers protest privatization in August 2020 (Photo: WSWS Media)On Monday, the Sri Lankan cabinet withdrew a September 2 government gazette notice imposing price controls on rice, the country's sta...

NEPZA boss mourns pioneering free zone investor, Niger-Dock CEO Jarmakani

Robert Walker

October 1, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Adesoji Adesugba By James Emejo Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) Director General / Managing Director, Professor Adesoji Adesugba, described the exit of one of the...

Marriott expands in Costa Rica:

Robert Walker

September 28, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Photo by Marriott. Marriott this month announced its expansion in Costa Rica by opening Fairfield and Residence Inn properties. The two new hotels will bring Marriott's portfolio in Costa Rica to 17 hotels a...

Dubai’s non-oil foreign trade grew 31% year-on-year to reach Dhs 722 billion in the first half of 2021

Robert Walker

September 27, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Dubai's non-oil foreign trade in the first half of 2021 reached Dhs 722.3 billion, up 31% from Dh 550.6 billion recorded during the corresponding period in 2020. Exports increased by 45% year-on-year in t...

Dubai’s foreign trade on track to reach 2,000 billion dirhams – News

Robert Walker

September 26, 2021

Free Trade Zones

The pace of Dubai's foreign trade growth accelerated by 31% in the first half of 2021, reflecting the emirate's preeminent role as a global power in trade and logistics, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin...

Why Bangladesh should use the port of Gwadar

Robert Walker

September 25, 2021

Free Trade Zones

The Pakistani port of Gwadar has brought a new dream to the region. This port is not only for Pakistan but also for all states in the region. Chinese investment has accelerated the pace of aspirations in this...

UAE Allows Crypto Trade In Dubai Free Zone

Robert Walker

September 24, 2021

Free Trade Zones

UAE financial regulators have signed an agreement to allow cryptocurrency trading and regulation in the Dubai Free Economic Zone. This green light for crypto trading is one of the i...

UAE regulator approves trading of crypto assets in free zone

Robert Walker

September 24, 2021

Free Trade Zones

The UAE's financial regulator has approved a regulatory framework for trading crypto assets in one of Dubai's free zones. The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) and the Dubai Wor...

How foreign companies operate in post-pandemic ChinaTechNode

Robert Walker

September 23, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Foreign entrepreneurs are reassessing their business interests in China as the world grapples with a protracted pandemic that shows no end in sight. At the Emerge 2021 conference held in Beijing on Sep...

Forth Ports ‘disappointed’ with Scottish government stance on free ports

Robert Walker

September 22, 2021

Free Trade Zones

The managing director of Forth Ports confessed his "disappointment" that the Scottish government failed to come to an agreement with the British government on the future of Scottish free ports. Charles Hammond ...

UPDATE 1-Saudi imports from UAE drop 33% in July after new trade rules

Robert Walker

September 22, 2021

Free Trade Zones

(Add analyst comment)By Davide BarbusciaDUBAI, Sept.22 (Reuters) - The value of Saudi imports from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in July fell 33% month-on-month, official data showed on Wednesday, after the ki...

China to increase cross-border investment, strengthen yuan

Robert Walker

September 21, 2021

Free Trade Zones

A staff member counts yuan notes at a bank in Linyi, east China's Shandong Province. XINHUA PRESS AGENCY China's central bank is committed to expanding cross-border investment and financing channels to boost t...

Trade value in free zones to hit record NT $ 1 billion

Robert Walker

September 20, 2021

Free Trade Zones

By Shelley Shan / Journalist ...

United Arab Emirates: Dubai-France trade reaches 8.5 billion MAD in the first half of 2021 – News

Robert Walker

September 16, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Surge ready to take a boost following discussions to explore new mutually beneficial opportunities Bilateral trade between Dubai and France, which reached 8.5 billion dirhams in the first half...

Vojtěch Lavička: Czech law on areas without housing assistance is an attack on human dignity

Robert Walker

September 16, 2021

Free Trade Zones

As Romea.cz readers are no doubt all aware, the Czech Constitutional Court abolished part of the law on assistance to people in material distress which facilitated the creation of local areas where...

Health economic zone will reduce medical tourism for Nigerians – NEPZA boss

Robert Walker

September 11, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Posted September 12, 2021 The Director General of the Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority, Professor Adesoji Adesugba, in this interview with AMARACHI ORJIUDE, talks about the challenges of running a...

Gulf Free Zones have some tweaks to make in a changed licensing landscape

Robert Walker

September 2, 2021

Free Trade Zones

The UAE and Gulf Free Zones have some stru...

SRI LANKA Workers’ rights in special zones suffer from COVID-19

Robert Walker

August 27, 2021

Free Trade Zones

The textile and clothing sector has so far resisted the pandemic and supported the Sri Lankan economy through exports. But now the unions are complaining that workers in the free zones have paid the price and ...

Q&A: The Anthropocentric Future of the Global Service Industry

Robert Walker

August 26, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Inspired by discussions with more than 70 global business leaders, Javier Peña Capobianco helps to better understand the future of the global service industry. In his new book, The New Era o...

Benefits of the new free zone regime for doing business in Bogota

Robert Walker

August 20, 2021

Free Trade Zones

August 20, 2021 (Investorideas.com Newswire) In 2021, a new free trade area regime has been decreed in Colombia with significant changes that benefit businesses and foreign investment. Find out about some o...

$ 3.5 billion worth of projects ready for launch in free and special economic zones

Robert Walker

August 6, 2021

Free Trade Zones

TEHRAN - The secretary of the Iranian High Council of Free Zones has said that projects worth 150 trillion rials (about 3.571 billion dollars) are ready to be inaugurated in the free zones and special economic ...

FG is committed to creating profitable businesses in free zones

Robert Walker

August 4, 2021

Free Trade Zones

The federal government says it will support activities that harness the immense benefits of free trade zones (FTAs) for the Nigerian economy. Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja, Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, Pe...

Akufo-Addo appoints Mike Oquaye Jnr as CEO of the Free Zones Authority

Robert Walker

August 3, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Former Ghanaian High Commissioner to India, Michael Oquaye Jnr • Mike Oquaye Jnr has been appointed CEO of the Free Zones Authority• He will replace Okyere Baafi who is now the Deputy Minister of Commerce• ...

Why the proposed privatization of 36 state assets will not succeed and tackle over-reliance on oil – Report

Robert Walker

July 21, 2021

Free Trade Zones

A report by the Economic Intelligence Unit said that the proposal by Nigeria's privatization agency, the Bureau of Public Enterprises, to privatize 36 state assets is likely to fail in its goal of generating re...

FTZ trade balance positive for 3 consecutive years

Robert Walker

July 19, 2021

Free Trade Zones

TEHRAN - The secretary of the Iranian High Council of Free Zones said that the trade balance of the free zones and special economic zones of the country has been positive for the past three years."With the m...

CBN says only Dangote, BUA and Golden Sugar can import sugar into the country

Robert Walker

July 17, 2021

Free Trade Zones

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced the restriction of the importation of sugar into the country to only 3 companies.The umbrella bank said that only BUA Sugar Refinery Limited, Dangote Sugar Refiner...

New Saudi airline, other plans could fuel Gulf rivalries

Robert Walker

July 16, 2021

Free Trade Zones

On June 30, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the country's de facto ruler, announced a comprehensive national transport and logistics strategy. Presented as a "key pillar" of Riyadh's vas...

Pakistan strengthens its industrial power by mobilizing local talent

Robert Walker

July 16, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Abdul Razak Dawood, adviser to Prime Mi...

Cameroon: BMN Business Upgrade Office could cease its activities in 2022, due to lack of funding

Robert Walker

July 15, 2021

Free Trade Zones

(Business in Cameroon) - On July 7, 2021, during the 30th and 31st ordinary sessions of the steering committee (COPIL) of the Cameroon Enterprise Upgrade Office (BMN), the participants discussed the sur...

The FIRS extends by one month the deadlines for validating the withholding tax and filing tax returns for tax year 2021

Robert Walker

July 12, 2021

Free Trade Zones

On July 1, 2021, the Federal Inland Revenue Service ("FIRS") issued a public notice granting a one (1) month extension from June 30, 2021 to businesses to comply with their tax obligations for the 2021 tax ...

China: pilot free trade zones become independent in f …

Robert Walker

July 11, 2021

Free Trade Zones

(MENAFN) China's pilot free trade zones (FTAs) should benefit from greater independence in the conduct of reforms, given their role in accelerating the country's instit...

Unions inform FM of damage to workers caused by suspension of SPG +

Robert Walker

July 7, 2021

Free Trade Zones

* Unions inform FM of damage to workers caused by suspension of SPG + Wed Jul 7, 2021, 8:53 p.m. SL time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. 07 July, Colombo: Unions recently informed Foreign Minister ...

Costa Rica may soon offer tax exemptions beyond free zones

Robert Walker

July 2, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Costa Rican lawmakers are would have debated a bill to offer tax exemptions to foreign companies located beyond the country's free zones. Introduced by lawmaker Aida Montiel, the bill spe...

Two botched speeches from the Nicaraguan tyrant

Robert Walker

July 2, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Sewers! By PxMolina / Confidential By Enrique Saenz (confidential) HAVANA TIME - It is a thankless task to refer to Ortega's speeches, but it must be done. While his use of grueling verbiage and endless r...

United Kingdom: Last chance today to legalize post-Brexit residency

Robert Walker

June 30, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Illustrative image. Photo: Shutterstock / TK Kurikawa As the London government argues, membership in the CPTPP would allow UK businesses easier access to the world's largest present and future economies, but...

Jafza redefines the infrastructure of the free zone by carrying out projects worth 2.484 billion aed

Robert Walker

June 29, 2021

Free Trade Zones

DP World, the flagship Jebel Ali (Jafza) Free Zon...

ChainBytes launches operations in El Salvador

Robert Walker

June 22, 2021

Free Trade Zones

WHITEHALL, Pennsylvania., June 22, 2021 / PRNewswire / - Based in the United States and founded by a veteran of Bitcoin and a veteran of the United States Navy Eric Grill, StringBytes LLC is one of the lea...

Free, economic and logistical zones and transit trade activated in the south |

Robert Walker

June 21, 2021

Free Trade Zones

By Sami Zaptia. Economic and logistical free zones and transit trade will be activated in the south (Photo: Minister of the Economy). London, June 21, 2021: Inaugurating the Libyan Exhibition for Food, Pre...

Senate urges NEPZA to continue changing the law |

Robert Walker

June 17, 2021

Free Trade Zones

The Senate Trade, Industry and Investment Committee urged the Nigerian Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA) to push for more regulatory powers through an amendment to the law.It was disclosed by Senator ...

UAE foreign ownership changes a horn for NRI entrepreneurs

Robert Walker

June 16, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Wealthy non-resident Indian employees in the UAE are urged to become entrepreneurs and take advantage of the UAE's recent announcement to allow 100% foreign ownership of onshore companies. The UAE gov...

Enrique Bolaños, former president of Nicaragua, has died at 93

Robert Walker

June 15, 2021

Free Trade Zones

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - Former Nicaraguan President Enrique BolaÃ±os Geyer, a businessman who ruled the country fro...

Zuwara Municipality Discusses Creation of Free Zone |

Robert Walker

June 14, 2021

Free Trade Zones

By Sami Zaptia. Zuwara Municipality discusses its free zone project (Photo: Zuwara Municipality). London, June 14, 2021: Zuwara City Council announced on Wednesday that it had held a consultative session t...

Ambient conditions caused fuel prices to rise – Minister

Robert Walker

June 13, 2021

Free Trade Zones

It would have been better if fuel prices remained unchanged, Youth and Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa said in Koggala. However, the Minister of Petroleum and officials believe that there should be some incr...

Employees of free zones will be vaccinated from the first week of July

Robert Walker

June 13, 2021

Free Trade Zones

(MENAFN - Colombo Gazette) Employees of the free zone (ZLE) will be vaccinated from the first week of July, the government announced today. Sports and Youth Minist...

Mastering Future Planning in New Clark City – Manila Newsletter

Robert Walker

June 11, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Describe the urban development of Metro Manila in one word and there are plenty of possibilities that spring to mind - dense, crowded, congested, to name a few. Now, 100 kilometers north of the me...

Open China is a boon to the global economy

Robert Walker

June 10, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Before the 1970s, many people found it difficult to fill their stomachs, let alone indulge themselves while shopping. from China the policy of reform and opening up has changed the course of the country's d...

“Narrow approach” to the warning on work permits

Robert Walker

June 9, 2021

Free Trade Zones

â€¢ Lawyer says Bahamas "needs to be more sophisticated" â€¢ The liberaliza...

Negative lists for trade in services should be ready soon

Robert Walker

June 5, 2021

Free Trade Zones

A tourist shop in a duty free shop in Hainan province. China's highly anticipated negative lists for cross-border trade in services are in the works as th...

China Deepens Business Licensing Reform to Boost Market Entities

Robert Walker

June 3, 2021

Free Trade Zones

BEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) - A full-coverage list management system will be adopted for nationwide business-related business licenses from July 1, a state Council circular said. Thursday. At the same time, ...

FTZ Solidarity demands priority for vaccines

Robert Walker

June 2, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Workers engaged in services within free zones (FTAs) should be given priority in the Covid-19 vaccination program, while PCR tests should be carried out regularly and urgently in these zones, the solidari...

Complete plan to prepare Qeshm for the tourist lift

Robert Walker

May 30, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Tehran - The Qeshm authorities are in the process of formulating a comprehensive plan, which is considered a prerequisite for the development of tourism in the south of the Iranian island. The island o...

Arvand Free Zone non-oil exports to $ 61 million in 1.5 months

Robert Walker

May 29, 2021

Free Trade Zones

TEHRAN - Non-petroleum products worth $ 61 million were exported from the Arvand Free Zone (FTZ) in Khuzestan Province in southwestern Iran during the period a month and a half since the start of the current...

Sri Lankan President bans strikes for public sector workers

Robert Walker

May 29, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Sri Lankan President Gotabhaya Rajapakse published an extraordinary newspaper on Thursday, declaring that most sectors of the state were "essential services", effectively banning industrial action. The purp...

Egyptian FATF approves 13 new free zone projects worth $ 167 million in January-April 2021

Robert Walker

May 25, 2021

Free Trade Zones

The Egyptian General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (FATF) approved 13 new free zone projects with a capital of 167 million dollars between January and April 2021, ...

Investments in Egyptian free zones reached $ 13.4 billion in first four months of 2021 despite pandemic: FATF – Economy – Business

Robert Walker

May 25, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Total investment in Egyptian free zones recorded $ 13.4 billion in the first four months of 2021 (January to April) in nine public and 205 private free zones, with an occupancy rate of 85%, according to ...

UAE 100% foreign ownership will boost investor confidence and lower cost of operations

Robert Walker

May 21, 2021

Free Trade Zones

(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The UAE's announcement of 100% foreign ownership in all areas as of June 1 is being touted as a game changer and a masterstroke. This was the...

China’s annual ban explained, ‘crypto crash’ trend … and more

Robert Walker

May 20, 2021

Free Trade Zones

This weekly roundup of news from Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong attempts to deal with the most important news in the industry, including influential projects, changes in the regulatory landscape and bl...

World FZO signs agreement with Indian and Uruguayan free trade area organizations

Robert Walker

May 20, 2021

Free Trade Zones

The World Free Zone Organization (World FZO) has signed two new agreements with leading free zone organizations in India and Uruguay as part of its continued efforts to establish cooperation and support econ...

We’re in a chilly warfare with the Chinese language Communist Occasion

Robert Walker

April 13, 2021

Free Trade Zones

American Republican Michael waltz stated on Tuesday that the USA is in a chilly warfare with the Chinese language Communist Occasion waged comprehensively and tactically in small theaters just like the Panam...

Dubai’s non-oil overseas commerce reaches 1.182 trillion dirhams in 2020

Robert Walker

April 11, 2021

Free Trade Zones

Dubai's non-oil overseas commerce reached 1.182 trillion dirhams in 2020. Its complete commerce quantity in 2020 reached 100 million tons, pushed by 6% year-on-year quantity progress within the second ...

UK authorities freeport plan raises fears of illicit commerce

Robert Walker

March 10, 2021

Free Trade Zones

The UK authorities has promised a plan to create eight free ports with low-tax zones will increase the post-Brexit economic system, however has additionally raised considerations that they ...

China’s New 5-12 months Plan to Unlock Alternatives for the World_ 英语频道 _ 央视网 (cctv.com)

Robert Walker

March 10, 2021

Free Trade Zones

"China is the principle international financial engine of the restoration from the financial downturn from COVID-19. Due to this fact, the entire world shall be affected by the ob...

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