The return of private-sector owned and run free zones is still on the table. The House Economic Committee is holding a final session next week with representatives from the business community to discuss the potential return of privately owned free zones, Al Borsa reports. The committee had announced last week that the return might be allowed under the Investment Act is still on the table despite persistent rumblings about objections from the Finance Ministry.
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