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In times of trade war, companies get creative to avoid tariffs

2 minutos Facing the barrage of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Steve Katz is ducking for cover in the trade-war version of a demilitarized zone. Katz manages a plant at United Chemi-Con in Lansing, North Carolina, a village of about 150 people with no traffic signal. The facility, which makes capacitors for industrial and consumer products, is covered by a foreign-trade zone based in Greensboro. Trade zones are areas in or near ports of entry under U.S. Customs and Border Protection supervision that are generally Continue lendo→

Vietnam’s special administrative and economic zones, a close look

5 minutos The National Assembly (NA) said last week it would not consider a bill on the special administrative and economic zones (SAEZs) of Van Don, North Van Phong, and Phu Quoc in October as previously scheduled. It said the bill needs further consultation with the public, organizations, experts and scientists, and can be taken up at later. The establishment of these special economic zones reflects the government’s determination to attract new domestic and foreign investment. The following are the key points in the draft Law Continue lendo→

Special Economic Zones may boost Italian port’s growth

1 minuto The proposal to activate a special economic zone in the city of Genoa, hit by the Morandi bridge disaster, is important. It is facing a human, economic and social catastrophe, and any measure that is useful to accelerate the reconstruction of the bridge and, above all, the trust of the people is welcome. But beyond the facts and the safety of the infrastructure, it would be necessary to have a strategic non-emergency reflection to understand which concrete measures can be put in Continue lendo→

2018 Forum Newsletter: Latest news on speakers and events

menos de 1 minuto With the World Investment Forum 2018 only 2 months away, we are pleased and honored that 13 Heads of State and government, some 30 Ministers and CEOs of the world’s largest companieshave already confirmed their participation. These include the Heads of State of Switzerland, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Lesotho and Macedonia as well as CEO’s from global companies, including Aviva, Contour Global, De Beers, Hanson Robotics, ING Group, Jumia, Nestlé and Novartis to name a few. Continue lendo→

Governo do Ceará visita Ásia em busca de montadora de veículos

3 minutos Em busca de atrair novas empresas para Zona de Processamento de Exportação do Ceará (ZPE Ceará) em São Gonçalo do Amarante, o Governo do Estado realiza visita à Ásia no próximo mês. Entre as conversas a serem iniciadas, está a tratativa de instalação de uma montadora de veículos na ZPE. “Temos uma siderúrgica e olhamos para outras indústrias. O projeto da montadora é algo em fase inicial. A Ásia é um grande mercado e o Ceará está em busca de uma linha Continue lendo→

agosto 2018