agosto 26, 2018

How far has the Shanghai Free Trade Zone gone 5 years after established?

How far has the Shanghai Free Trade Zone gone 5 years after established?

menos de 1 minuto This week marks five years since the start of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, a revolutionary plan to transform the way China does business. Who would have predicted, five years ago, that China would today be in the midst of a murky trade war; that tit-for-tat tarrifs would be hurled across the ocean from the United States on an almost weekly basis; that the very founding tenets of a free-trade zone – globalization – would be pitted against protectionism, in Continue lendo

Indonesia’s growing special economic zones – opportunities and challenges

Indonesia’s growing special economic zones – opportunities and challenges

menos de 1 minuto Over the last decade, Indonesia’s economic clusters–special economic zones (SEZs) and industrial estates have grown multi-fold, both in terms of number and breadth. In 2014, there were approximately 74 industrial estates with an area of 36,300 hectares in the country. By 2017, the number of industrial estates expanded to 87 with an area of 59,700 hectares. Similarly, the number of SEZs in the country has increased to 12; out of these, four are currently operational, representing economic activities across various Continue lendo