setembro 4, 2019

South Africa seeks to lure Chinese investment in special economic zones

1 minuto South African government officials will this week go to China to showcase investment opportunities in the African country’s special economic zones (SEZs). The South African Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Fikile Majola said Monday they will hold the special economic zones roadshow in China’s Chengdu city on Sept. 5-6. “The Special Economic Zones Program has now entered a full implementation phase, with designated SEZs continuing to show a positive progress in terms of the number of investors operating in the zones,” Continue lendo→

Special economic zones: methodological issues and definition

menos de 1 minuto Over the decades, the universe of special economic zones (SEZs) has become considerably more complex with the multiplication of “zones” with new and modi ed objectives. This research note has two objectives. First, it provides a more complete clari cation of terminologies in use. This is intended to facilitate the identi cation of the different types of SEZs − a term that UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2019 (WIR 2019) utilizes as generic concept − and to highlight the key differences Continue lendo→