ISLAMABAD Seven new export processing zones will be established in various parts of the country aimed at promoting exports through these zones. According to a senior official of the Ministry of ...

American firms moving their factories to foreign countries in search of cheap labor and reduced taxes is not a new phenomenon. Perhaps less widely known, is these companies flock to Export Processing ...

The gains meant to be derived from the establishment and effectively functional Free Trade Zones (FTZs) are being eroded by bad practices and weak regulations within the sector. The FTZs model, ...

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control ...

Taita-Taveta county government has allocated the Export Processing Zone Authority (EPZA) a total of 240 acres of land to put up a multi-billion shillings special economic processing zone in Voi town.

NAFDAC and NEPZA are strengthening collaboration to block fake drugs and substandard consumables from entering Nigerian ...

The government is moving to unlock Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) land for export-led growth, with plans underway to establish a new Export Processing Zone (EPZ) on 6,000 acres of land at PSM. Secretary ...

Karachi Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA) has successfully dispatched its first export consignment to Kyrgyzstan via land route, marking a significant step towards enhancing Pakistan’s regional ...

Free trade zones (FTZs) have a long and established role in world trade, dating back to at least early 1700s. They provide numerous benefits to both businesses and countries. However, lightly ...

About 120 workers were injured after a factory fire razed the Housing Technology Industries (HTI) plant in the Cavite Export Processing Zone (CEPZ), located south of the Philippine capital Manila. The ...

The Private Sector Development Support Project (PSDSP) project has helped transform the market for serviced land for greenfield investments in Bangladesh. Between 2016 and 2018, the project has thus ...