As the founder of European Free Zone, which aspects of free zones do you find might make them more appealing than conventional industry? KŞ: Our perspective was that free zones are a necessity, and we made the first investments in Thrace; there was a need for free zones in Thrace. I mentioned this to the […]
Hilal bin Hamad Al Hasani, Chief Executive Officer, Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (PEIE) Marketing itself as the ‘Gulf gateway’ for transit trading to the Republic of Yemen and East Africa, Al Mazunah Free Zone offers a wide range of investment opportunities across the commercial, light industrial and services sectors. The free zone was established […]
A summit in May 2017 was an opportunity for China’s President Xi to host leaders and representatives from 109 countries, presenting his expansive vision for global trade and securing further cooperation for the $900 billion Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) mega project. The geopolitical symbolism of China announcing a major international trade and investment programme, […]
Amidst the jubilant celebrations and fraught reflection in the immediate aftermath of last year’s Brexit vote, an unnerving and somewhat paralysing new reality settled into view for everyone – politicians, analysts and investors alike. That reality was uncertainty. Brexit could be an act of economic ‘self-harm’ for Britain and the EU, as then Prime Minister […]