{"id":82497,"date":"2024-11-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2024\/11\/19\/mena-special-economic-zones-were-a-critical-driver-of-global-trade-in-2023\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T00:00:00","slug":"mena-special-economic-zones-were-a-critical-driver-of-global-trade-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2024\/11\/19\/mena-special-economic-zones-were-a-critical-driver-of-global-trade-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"MENA special economic zones were a critical driver of global trade in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> Global foreign direct investment (FDI) in special economic zones (SEZs) <\/strong><strong>surged in 2023 on the back of restrictive trade policies and supply chain disruptions<\/strong>, according to a recent FDI Intelligence <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fdiintelligence.com\/content\/feature\/record-fdi-flows-into-global-free-zones-in-2023-84091?xnpe_tifc=bdnJOI_pOFoJx.o8OIE.OypsafeWaeiWhFWchue6aMs1hf8lhMPXVusDhfJsbC8.adJSxDQNOIVJOILLhF1Dx.YX4XTT&utm_source=exponea&utm_campaign=fDi%20-%20Intelligence%3A%20Digest%20-%20Newsletter%2011.10.24&utm_medium=email\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>. Some 5% of all global FDI projects were funneled into freezones last year \u2014 up from 3.7% in 2022 \u2014 with MENA accounting for over half of the total FDI investments in SZEs globally, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">(<strong>** Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links<\/strong> to our background and outside sources.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why SEZs? <\/strong>SEZs are designated areas offering specific advantages for businesses, offering a variety of advantages that may differ in governance, types and scope of incentives, targeted industries, and available services. The varying scope of SEZs complicates efforts to accurately assess the level of business activity within these zones. \u201cIt\u2019s difficult to track them and to know which zones have actually entered operations and are successful,\u201d OECD policy analyst Maria Camila Moreno told FDI Intelligence. Adrianople Group estimates that there are some 4.9k active special economic zones in over 90 countries worldwide, while the WFZO calculates some 7k, the report notes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Special economic zones offer \u201cpredictability in terms of a stable business environment,\u201d<\/strong> mitigating supply chain fluctuations, SZE-focused consultancy firm NxtZones CEO Douglas van den Berghe told the firm. Investing in SEZ or FTZs \u201csomewhat insulates companies from new customs, tariffs or [policy changes] that might come up,\u201d real estate advisor CBRE Americas senior managing director Seth Martindale told FDI Intelligence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Around 85% of 516 global enterprise leaders predict that an increase in geopolitical tension will influence investment choices<\/strong>, a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fdiintelligence.com\/content\/news\/large-majority-of-big-firms-use-ai-for-fdi-83663\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Kearney<\/a> study found at the start of this year. Concerns are rising about the impact that growing <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/7901e5bc-43d8-45be-9382-63cab10b9835\/rising-tensions-in-the%253cmark%253e-south-china-sea%253c%2Fmark%253e-cause-concern-over-key-global-trade-route\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">geopolitical tensions in Asia<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/0347bc25-eca4-4fea-a29e-9fe62fd056a3\/today:-qatar-airways-intends-to-buy-a-25%2525-stake-in-virgin-australia\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">conflicts in the Middle East<\/a> and Europe will have on global supply chains. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>On the rise\u2026: <\/strong>The number of corporate filings and event transcripts discussing either \u201cfreezones\u201d or related terms, including \u201cfreetrade zones\u201d or \u201cspecial economic zones,\u201d reached an all-time high in 3Q 2023, the report says, citing data from AlphaSense. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>\u2026 and growing:<\/strong> \u201cFreezones will be very important in the next 10 years,\u201d World Freezones Organization (WFZO) board adviser Martin Ibarra told FDI Intelligence. \u201cThere is a reconfiguration of global chains to regional chains. Freezones give the perfect environment of ready infrastructure, buildings and duties exemptions [for investing companies adjusting their global footprints].\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>MENA saw FDI flows go into <\/strong><strong>506 <\/strong><strong>of its SZEs in 2023<\/strong>, attracting more FDI projects than any other region and accounting for over half of the total FDI investments in SZEs globally, according to the report. 1H saw growth across the region, with investments in Oman\u2019s special economic zones, freezones, and industrial cities <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/e8dae84d-b5c3-4b2e-950d-4b4581ed2c21\/today:-uae-and-india-sign-pact-on-food-trade-route-%2B-pmi-reports-from-kuwait,-qatar,-and-lebanon-are-in\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">rising by 20% y-o-y<\/a> to OMR 20.1 bn in the first half of this year. The Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ) also recorded <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/4bde49e4-16e6-476a-9bd6-52ce19261dee\/today:-blackrock-buys-into-saudi-bahraini-crude-pipeline-%2B-ad-ports-spends-big-on-equipment-for-african-ports\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a 18% y-o-y boost<\/a> in net income and a 12% increase in revenues in 1H 2024. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Lots to come from Egypt:<\/strong> Egypt\u2019s cabinet revealed big plans for the country\u2019s ports back <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/d60ab119-dd94-4e0b-9d7b-9c05b12a030b\/today:-mubadala-lines-up-port-sale-%2B-dp-world-vs-djibouti-continues\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in July<\/a> \u2014 looking to set up 31 new dry ports and logistics zones during the coming three years. Egypt\u2019s General Authority for Investment and Freezones (GAFI) announced plans <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/51dad6bc-2b7a-4805-9588-63e6593c756c\/today:-pmi-reports-are-in-for-uae,-ksa,-and-egypt-%2B-lots-of-diplo-updates-from-the-uae\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">this month<\/a> to set up four new freezones and have two others go live next year. The new zones will <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/7e89d397-ac81-42a9-a5cb-398f83a46c11\/today:-it%25e2%2580%2599s-a-blockbuster-day-for-logistics-forums-%2B-asyad-breaks-ground-on-muscat-airport-freezone\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">be located<\/a> in Greater Cairo and New Alamein and will cover various sectors. The in-the-works zones are in addition to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/dcf991e8-4a1f-452f-a564-0799601e83e5\/egypt-wants-to-get-back-on-jpmorgan%25e2%2580%2599s-em-indices\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">six areas<\/a> already listed in GAFI\u2019s plan for next year. Industrial land developer Polaris Parks also committed EGP 10.5 bn (c. USD 217 mn) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/7796fec2-6f87-45e5-b974-106423a66335\/turkey%25e2%2580%2599s-polaris-parks-set-to-invest-egp-10.5-bn-for-two-industrial%253cmark%253e-zones%253c%2Fmark%253e-in-egypt\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">last month<\/a> to develop two major industrial parks in Egypt\u2019s New Administrative Capital and New October City.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>And Saudi Arabia:<\/strong> The Saudi Port Authority (Mawani) and Al Jeri Logistics Services inked two contracts worth SAR 160 mn <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/0cdc407c-d3d7-4215-be6d-e058b39d14a2\/mawani-%2B-al-jeri-ink-sar-160-mn-agreement-for-two-logistics%253cmark%253e-zones%253c%2Fmark%253e\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in August<\/a> to develop two logistics zones for storing and handling containers at Jeddah Islamic Port and King AbdulAziz Port in Dammam. The kingdom <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/25d2343a-b308-41f4-9037-ac02da54499b\/saudi%25e2%2580%2599s-jazan-city-inks-three-tenders-valued-at-sar-315-mn-to-boost-port-connectivity\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">launched<\/a> four new SEZs in April last year \u2014 Riyadh, Jazan, Ras al Khair, and King Abdullah Economic City \u2014 to reinforce its position as a global investment hub.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Governments are eyeing SEZs to boost their regional foothold:<\/strong> King Salman International Airport Development Company (KSIADC) inked an MoU <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/4d288613-cdc2-4480-bb4f-1f25df2fb32c\/ksa%25e2%2580%2599s-global-logistics-forum-inks-sar-17-bn-worth-of-agreements-on-first-day\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">this month<\/a> with Chinese firm Ewpartners to explore the development of an e-commerce and logistics special economic zone within King Salman International Airport. The UAE-India CEPA Council inked two agreements with the Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zones Authority and the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/971b6c89-c8b8-48b5-9a54-cc94a95e61fd\/uae-%2B-india-agree-to-boost-logistics,-maritime,-and-trade-cooperation-at-business-forum\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">last month<\/a> to expand connectivity and cooperation between business communities in the two countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Renewables are a big boost:<\/strong> Renewable energy investments in SEZs amounted to some USD 18.6 bn in 2023, making it the largest recipient sector globally. However, this marked a decline from the record USD 61.6 bn in renewable energy FDI commitments recorded in freezones in 2022, largely due to fewer large, speculative agreements being signed for green hydrogen production in FTZs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MENA accounted for over half of the total FDI investments in SZEs 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