IFZA is title sponsor of 10th World Congress 2024IFZA, Dubai’s most dynamic free zone community, is the title sponsor of the 10th Annual World Free Zones Organisation World Congress to be held from September 23 to 25, at the Madinat Jumeirah Conference Centre, Dubai, UAE. More… |
Abu Dhabi Customs posts 37% growth in digital transactions in H1The General Administration of Abu Dhabi Customs recorded a growth of 37% in digital customs transactions through the border crossings of Abu Dhabi during the first half of 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, said a report in WAM. More… |
60,600 businesses operating in UAE free zonesThe total number companies operating in the UAE free-trade zones grew by 4.4% to around 60,600 by end of mid-February 2021, compared to end of the same month last year, according to the UAE's National Economic Register (NER). More… |
China to lower tariffs for imports in 2021China will reduce or cancel tariffs on certain imported goods and materials starting in 2021 in a bid to expand imports, boost the domestic market and support the formation of high-standard free trade areas, said the Ministry of Finance. More… |
Global firms eye Oman’s green hydrogen projectsA group of international companies have expressed their interest to invest in clean hydrogen projects in the special economic zones and free zones in Oman. Jalal bin Abdulkarim Al Lawati, from the Public Authority for Special Econ More… |
Global firms eye Oman’s green hydrogen projectsA group of international companies have expressed their interest to invest in clean hydrogen projects in the special economic zones and free zones in Oman. Jalal bin Abdulkarim Al Lawati, from the Public Authority for Special Econ More… |
Middle East ranks ‘4th largest host region of free zones’Free zones are now present in more than 80 per cent of states in the world, including emerging countries, and comprise nearly 30 per cent of global trade. Asia region consists of the largest number of free zones in the world, followed by North A More… |
UAE free zones handle exports worth $61bn in 2017Exports by companies registered with the UAE's free zones amounted to Dh225.5 billion ($61.39 billion) in 2017, a growth of 6.6 per cent from the previous year, according to the UAE Central Bank. The free zone exports accounte More… |
UAE free zone exports hit $61 billionThe exports from UAE's free zones amounted to Dh225.5 billion ($61.39 billion) in 2017, a growth of 6.6 percent from the previous year, according to the UAE Central Bank's annual report. The free zone e More… |
Oman’s PEIE, SQU to establish free zones research chairOman’s Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (PEIE) has signed an agreement with Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) for the establishment of a research chair on industrial estates and free zones. Through this agreement, PE More… |