Where are the Kuril Islands and why are they so important to Russia and Japan?
A group of islands with a population of only 20,000 have been causing tension between Russia and Japan since the…
SEZs
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FDI in SEZs: Global challenges and the way forward
With economies around the world facing major challenges today, it is an appropriate time to review the past, take stock…
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The future of special economic zones – a best practice model
The UN Conference on Trade and Development's 2019 World Investment Report estimated that between 2014 and 2018, the number of…
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Golden Triangle: The world’s worst special economic zone
In February 2022, authorities raided the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Laos, freeing dozens of Chinese women from…
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Five unexpected strategies for high-performing SEZs to adopt
Why do some economic zones significantly outperform others despite sharing many common attributes? This is the key question for zone…
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How Coyol Free Zone protected and thrived during Covid-19
Coyol Free Zone (CFZ) in Costa Rica is the overall winner in Investment Monitor’s inaugural Economic Zone Sustainable Recovery Strategies…
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Economic Zone Sustainable Recovery Strategies Awards 2021 – The results
Economic zones (EZs) have proven resilient in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Zoë Harries, a project director…
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How Shenzhen moved out of Hong Kong’s shadow
[caption id="attachment_49631" align="alignnone" width="658"] Shenzhen has gone from fishing village to skyscraper-dotted metropolis in the space of a few decades.…
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Judge the UK’s free ports on their merits, not the echo chamber
[caption id="attachment_35554" align="alignnone" width="658"] The UK's free ports will bring benefits to the wider regions of places such as Felixstowe…
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A guide to England’s eight new free ports
[caption id="attachment_33725" align="alignnone" width="658"] Will ports such as Immingham on the banks of the Humber benefit from the UK government's…
