Is Government procurement a non fiscal incentive?
Government Procurement contracts is a very powerful, and yet often untapped, policy leaver to drive economic growth and development.
Category: Special Economic Zone
Why did Jamaica implement its Special Economic Zones Regime?
There are principally three reasons why Jamaica changed its Zone Regime from Free Zone to SEZ and these are 1.WTO compliance, 2. IMF Agreement and 3.Improving Jamaica’s global competitiveness.
Aligning business, physical and governance models critical for special economic zone success
In order for zone regimes and the investors they attract to set themselves up for the best success – have a go at it – much will depend on the regime’s design, the implementation of this design and its responsiveness to changing global investment and trade trends. What is more, both policymakers and investors alike in doing so have to make sure that their business models, physical designs and governance structures of their special economic zone are all aligned.
How Lee Kuan Yew made me think more pragmatic about the sharing of my ideas
This is something I still firmly believe however what I have come to learn, understand and appreciate, thanks Lee Kuan Yew, is that that ‘proper role for government’ or as a private citizen has to be tempered with a degree of pragmatism. A part of this means putting your ideas out there and stimulating dialog.
What is Global Economic Governance?
The global economic governance system not only limits but at times directs policy choice/options of policy makers especially in the developing world. It will come as no surprise then that policy makers ands investors alike take a keen interest in this system.
Special Economic Zones and Global Economic Governance: Jamaica’s Economic Independence
Jamaica’s SEZ Regime, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic has become an island of calm in a turbulent ocean. The SEZ Regime represents for Jamaica’s economic independence a policy instrument that creates safe haven for near shore manufacturing, logistics, distribution, outsourcing services, etc ready to serve the 1-billion-person market in the Americas and beyond.
Economic Regulation: The ‘visible hand’ guiding special economic zones
Economic Regulation provides…the he ‘visible hand’ guiding and enabling the special economic zone (SEZ) ecosystem to work more effectively to achieving the stated economic development objectives of a SEZ Programme.
Understanding the functions of documents submitted to the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority
The Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) in its special economic zone (SEZ) application process requires applicants’ to submit a variety of documents, come get a better understanding of what those documents are and their role and importance in the JSEZA application process.
Lydford Logistics — creating, adding and capturing value for Jamaica
Lydford Logistics, yet another project proving why Logistics Matters, Jamaica. As the company takes shape under the logistics hub framework it is also proving why SEZs matter to Jamaica.
The role of the Jamaica Customs Agency in the regulation and monitoring of Special Economic Zones
The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) plays a crucial role in the regulation and monitoring of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Jamaica.