FREE ECONOMIC ZONES: AS EFFECTIVE AS EXPECTED?

FREE ECONOMIC ZONES: AS EFFECTIVE AS EXPECTED?

22 June, 14:45–16:00


The primary objective of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) is to improve the investment climate of a country while enhancing the development of select high-tech sectors. However, a review of the 3000-plus SEZs located in 135 countries demonstrates that more than half of the operating projects worldwide have proven ineffective. What steps should be taken to increase the efficiency of SEZs worldwide?











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Key moments

Свободные экономические зоны не могут быть озером в пустыне, это развитие страны в целом.
Dominique Fache
Only the state is capable of creating a project whose aim is the inflow of new technologies.
Oleg Kostin
The special economic zone is like a child. You don’t just give birth to a child and then leave it alone, you have to nurture and grow the child, until it matures.
Wilfred Loo