março 30, 2019

Has Hainan’s free-trade zone lived up to expectations in its first 12 months?

Has Hainan’s free-trade zone lived up to expectations in its first 12 months?

3 minutos When the island of Hainan was designated as China’s 12th free-trade zone by President Xi Jinping in April last year, it came with an ambition to make the area operational by 2020, and reach a “mature” development stage in 2035. But one year on, how far has China’s southernmost province lived up to expectations? From November to March, the Hainan free-trade zone attracted 185.7 billion yuan (US$27.6 billion) of investment in three batches, allocated to 378 construction projects, including infrastructure, a tax-free Continue lendo

Special economic zones the way forward

Special economic zones the way forward

menos de 1 minuto The Department of Trade and Industry, in partnership with the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, will host the first National Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Conference at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, in Durban, next week. The theme of the two-day conference, which starts on April 3, is Moving Towards Excellence. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Willies Mchunu, Minister of Trade and Industry Dr Rob Davies, MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs in KZN, Sihle Zikalala, Continue lendo