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Apr 4, 2024 · The serious allegations and revelations about Teesworks and the Teesside Freeport have sparked renewed attention to the dangers of freeports and other kinds of special economic zone (SEZ), as has recent Government confirmation that eight new investment zones will commence operation in the 2024-25 financial year, with a further five ...
Jan 11, 2024 · In short, freeports are a regional industrial strategy that dare not speak its name, and could be used as the spur for new clusters and investment, although how much of this activity is ...
Mar 4, 2021 · The announcement of eight new Freeports have been hailed for the job creation and regeneration prospects they will bring to the regions but what are the downsides?
Nov 19, 2021 · Freeports are not a new idea; the first modern one opened in Ireland 60 years ago. They are designated areas, usually surrounding a harbour, airport, or railway hub, which have a...
Mar 22, 2023 · Freeports aim to create economic activity - like trade, investment and jobs - near shipping ports or airports. Goods imported into freeports are exempt from taxes, called tariffs, that are...
Apr 4, 2024 · This is not true; they will remain set by the Scottish and UK governments, though the vulnerability of either to lobbying is not an insubstantial risk. The other is that freeports will be allowed to frack in Scotland. Again, the Scottish moratorium holds within the zones just as much as it does outwith.
Mar 22, 2023 · Freeports aim to create economic activity - like trade, investment and jobs - near shipping ports or airports. Goods imported into freeports are exempt from taxes, called tariffs, that are...
