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The No. 1 Meeting Place for the world's
Free Zones
Since 2001 WFZC has built up an unparalleled network of partners, sponsors and speakers who have contributed to events held in London, Brussels, Skopje, Cairo, Cape Town, Cannes, Izmir, Geneva, Paris, Kuala Lumpur and The Netherlands. See our History pages for reviews of the
events and our Library pages for a review of presentations which have been made.
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NEXT CONVENTION
THE 8th WORLD FREE ZONE CONVENTION
WILL BE HELD IN CHARLESTON
SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES
See the 8th WFZC PROGRAMME
Training Course/Workshops/Investors' Day 30th Nov. & 1st Dec. 2008
TWO DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
2ND & 3RD December 2008
FREE ZONES AROUND THE WORLD - CREATING VALUE THROUGH INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH
With the close support of the Port of Charleston & Site Selection magazine
Convention Venue: The Francis Marion Hotel, located in the heart of historic Charleston, South Carolina, was the largest and grandest in the Carolinas when it opened in 1924. Named for General Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox" of the American Revolution, the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston re-opened in 1996 after a $12 million National Trust award-winning restoration, and is once again Charleston's Grand Hotel. www.thefrancismarion.com
Put these dates in your diary and if you need visa support, please register to attend as early as possible!
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Sponsoring Organisations:
A special tailor made 3 DAY TRAINING COURSE was recently held in The Netherlands
NEW WFZC MONTHLY ZONES ACTIVITY REPORT
At WFZC we monitor Special Economic
Zones around the world and more than 120 countries
now have some form of zone development programme - India, China & South East Asia, Middle East, North and South America, Russia and Central Asia, Europe and Africa.
Speakers and Delegates who have participated in our meetings represent a wide cross-section of organisations from almost all these countries, and from others considering their establishment - Zones and the Authorities who regulate them, Government Ministries, Investment Promotion Agencies, Corporates and Location Specialists as well as Investors, Banks and other Financial Advisers.
INVESTORS' DAY - inaugurated in 2005, this day enables Zones, IPAs and other organisations to present their projects, region or country in 30 minutes slots. WFZC invites guests with a professional interest in corporate location, site selection and foreign direct investment.
Highlights since 2001
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WTO Director General and EU Negotiator on WFZC platforms in 2001-2003
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IPAWorld supports Free Zone Website Awards (2002 - present)
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Foreign Direct Investment magazine becomes media partner (2002)
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Partnership with CEI / EBRD at Skopje governmental conference
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Report "Challenges, Threats and Opportunities for the world's Free Zones" presented at the Brussels Convention
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Daily News from Oxford Intelligence launched on WFZC website
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Visit to European Parliament and other European Union institutions (2003)
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Special analysis of International Law on Incentives, Benefits, Competition and State Aids in London 2003
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Courses and Training Division established
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WFZC becomes World Bank FDI Xchange partner (2004)
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Post Conference visit to Free Zones in Cairo, Egypt
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WFZC supports WAIPA (World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies) meetings in Geneva (2004 to present)
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WFZC infrastructure seminar at MIPIM international property exhibition in Cannes (2005/06)
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First WFZC meeting held in a Free Zone (Aegean Free Zone, Izmir) with Ministerial Round Table, resulting in Conference Declaration
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Financial Times publishes full page article on Free Zones (2005)
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World Customs Organisation & WFZC sign joint Declaration at Geneva Briefing & Forum (2006)
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AFZA (Africa Free Zones Association) Memorandum of agreement signed at Sixth Convention in Paris (2006).
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2nd International Briefing & Forum with WCO held at their HQ in Brussels in June 2007 with a contribution from the China Free Trade Zone and Export Processing Zones Association
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First Annual Convention held in Asia for first time in November 2007
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Monthly WFZC Zones Activity Report launched in February 2008
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Port Master Planning 3 Day Training Course held in June 2008
Free Zones and the World Trade Organization Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
A recent issue of the Global Trade and Customs Journal contained an article by Raul A. Torres, a Legal Affairs Officer in the Development Division of the WTO Secretariat. This article was written to follow up his presentation to the 1st Joint International Briefing & Forum arranged by WFZC and the World Customs Organisation in Geneva in July 2006.
In view of the importance and topicality of the subject we are pleased to make this article freely available
Download the .pdf file (106 ko).
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