David Sparkes Business Acumen A WORLD Bank senior economist says Northern Australia could host two or three special economic zones to tap into the economic growth expected in Asia this century. Douglas […]
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Article – Agro-industrial zone investments reach P27.5B
6 July 2014 Manila Bulletin Investments in 18 agro-industrial economic zones have reached P27.516 billion providing direct employment to 45,643 Filipinos in the regions, according to Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). PEZA […]
Read moreArticle – Push for tax and freehold title breaks to boost foreign investment in Northern Australia
7 July 2014 John McCarthy Courier Mail BUSINESS groups are pushing for tax breaks and freehold title to be given to mostly foreign investors for development of Northern Australia. While Australians are […]
Read moreArticle – Lambie suggests RET change
4 July 2014 John Conroy Herald Sun Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie has told ABC radio she has managed to persuade Clive Palmer that big business, such as aluminium smelting, in Tasmania should […]
Read moreArticle – Chongqing Further Develops Liangjiang New Area
30 June 2014 PRNewswire As the first state-level new special economic development zone in inland China, Chongqing Liangjiang New Area welcomed a new batch of major project contracts on June 18. A […]
Read morePilbara SEZ
Regional Development Australia Pilbara chief executive Diane Pentz is calling for a special economic zone (SEZ) to be established. Earlier this year, the Pilbara Regional Council made a submission to the Joint […]
Read moreArticle – Rules ‘discourage’ foreign buyers
27 June 2014 David Uren The Australian THE nation’s foreign-investment rules are among the most restrictive in the world, shielding local business from competition while choking off access to much-needed international capital. […]
Read moreArticle – Workshop calls to transform Tripoli into trade hub
22 June 2014 The Daily Star BEIRUT: A development workshop has recommended creating a special economic zone in Tripolito transform the northern city into a trade, oil and technologies hub. Future Movement […]
Read moreArticle – SEZs need a proactive govt and a clear business model
19 June 2014 Santosh Tiwari The Financial Express The Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Biswajit Dhar, says the government’s review of the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy should be done with […]
Read moreArticle – No tax breaks for Northern Australia
12 June 2014 Mark Ludlow and Matthew Cranston Queensland Country Life THE Abbott government has moved to kill off any prospects of tax breaks for northern Australia by saying it would be […]
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