New Service: AI Chat Bot for SMEs

Discover our AI Chat Bot for SMEs, designed to automate customer service, handle real-time inquiries, and streamline internal processes. Save time, reduce costs, and enhance customer experience with a 24/7 solution tailored to your needs. Transform your business with AI today! Read More.

World FZO Bulletin

World of Zones Organization's Bulletin is a scientific publication dedicated to providing invaluable insights into the world of free zones. Read More.

Lagos begins enforcement of e-call-up in Lekki Free Trade Zone

The Lagos State government has kicked off the enforcement of the newly deployed e-call-up system in the Lekki Free Trade Zone. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s special adviser on transportation, Sola Giwa, said this on Sunday in a statement signed by Bolanle Ogunlola, the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation spokesperson. Mr Giwa noted that the e-call-up system was to manage the influx of trucks within the axis. Read More.

Nigeria

NEPZA Calls For Fast-Track of Offshore Banking Approval

The Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA) and operators of the country’s Free Trade Zones (FTZs) have called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to quicken the process for granting approval for the operation of offshore banking across the zones to further aid the ease of doing business among others. According to the stakeholders, this will help resolve current difficulties their businesses face in accessing foreign exchange and further ease pressure of the Naira.  Read More.

Oman

Oman: Five new economic clusters planned

The Omani government is rolling out a new category of industrial and investment zones as part of an accelerated drive to advance the country’s economic diversification programme. Dubbed ‘Integrated Economic Clusters’, they will complement existing investment vehicles, such as Special Economic Zones, Free Zones, and Industrial Citi es, that are currently at the heart of Oman’s expanding non-oil economy. Read More.

Philippines

U.S. Investment in the Philippines: More Than Meets the Eye

Much of the foreign investment into the Philippines’ export-oriented manufacturing and services industries is routed through special economic zones managed by PEZA, which works to facilitate investor operations all the way down to registration and paperwork filing. As of April 2023, the Philippines was operating 419 different special economic zones throughout the country, ranging from manufacturing zones and information technology parks to agro-industrial economic zones and tourist export enterprises. Read More.

United Kingom

Keir Starmer will give the go-ahead to five special economic zones

In Vietnam, the concept of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) has evolved over many years, generating considerable interest among investors seeking to enter the market. However, as the regulatory frameworks for SEZs are still being finalized, foreign stakeholders are instead directed to the country’s numerous Economic Zones (EZs). To attract more foreign investment and foster competition, Vietnam offers tax benefits and leasing incentives in designated areas called Special Economic Zones.Read More.

Cypherpunks Are Back: Logos Operators Ordinals to Unlock the First Crypto Special Economic Zone

Operators become members of the Logos Parallel Society, a decentralised, privacy-preserving alternative to the existing centralised internet. Logos aims to create a new generation of crypto communities through establishing crypto Special Economic Zones (cSEZs). Every Operator would be able to take part in the first cSEZ, helping shape this exciting development toward creating a fertile business ecosystem for crypto startups. Read More