5 June 2014 Sean Ford The Advocate PAYROLL tax cuts to keep Qantas jobs in Tasmania should be just the start of creating a “special economic zone” in Tasmania, Palmer United senator-elect […]
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Article – China in 'FTZ Frenzy' With At Least 20 Applications for Special Zones
6 June 2014 Jerin Mathew IB Times The Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ) is expected to pioneer reforms for the rest of China, as a number of local governments in the country are […]
Read moreArticle – Calls for changes to zonal tax offset as part of revamp to give northern Australia a boost
4 September 2014 Steven Scott The Courier Mail RESIDENTS of Queensland cities such as Townsville, Cairns and Mackay could lose old tax perks while others in more remote towns gain rebates as part of a […]
Read moreVideo – Special economic zones in China: Do they work?
29 August 2014 CNBC Jim Coleman, head of economics at BuroHappold Engineering, and Stephen King, chief global economist at HSBC, discuss whether China’s special economic zones are a benefit to the economy. […]
Read moreOpinion – Economic zones for domestic market
6 August 2014 Manila Bulletin The nation’s export zones constitute one of the greatest economic successes of the Aquino administration. Of the P2.7-trillion investments poured into Philippine export zones since 1995, P1 […]
Read moreArticle – Northern Territory needs a break on track to seventh state: Giles
30 July 2014 Adam Creighton The Australian NORTHERN Territory Chief Minister Adam Giles has backed Gina Rinehart’s concern about Australia’s high costs, calling for tax breaks for workers and businesses to help […]
Read moreArticle – A Japanese Hamlet Is Now an Economics Lab
17 July 2014 Keiko Ujikane Business Week Tomiyoshi Kurogoushi sighs as he looks over the terraced rice fields that generations of his family tended in the mountains of central Japan. Most are […]
Read moreArticle – Special economic zones could work for Northern Australia: World Bank economist
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 […]
Read moreArticle – 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 […]
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