The idea that economic openness and trade could "foster peace and stability reigned supreme" for decades, said law and economics professor Armin Steinbach on The Conversation. But Russia's invasion of ...

Africa is set to create a free trade zone covering 26 countries, from South Africa to Egypt, and more than half of the continent’s GDP in order to facilitate the movement of goods across member ...

In recent years, free trade zones (FTZs) across Latin America have seen significant evolution, shifting from traditional manufacturing hubs to dynamic centers that cater to the needs of Business ...

Rep. Joseph McNamara believes that the 1663 royal charter allows Rhode Island to avoid federal tariffs on cars and other imported goods by establishing its own free trade zones. While it’s debatable ...

Free Trade Zones (FTZs) are no longer places for the transit of import and export products; they are increasingly expanding their offer to accommodate nearshore technology service companies such as ...

If U.S. sectoral tariffs on biopharmaceuticals become a reality and most country-by-country tariffs on other medical products resume, manufacturers may have to rethink their use of U.S. free trade ...

Rhode Island Democratic state Rep. Joe McNamara wants to combat President Donald Trump’s tariffs by creating a free trade zone in the Ocean State. In a letter addressed to Democratic Gov. Daniel McKee ...

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), in a circular, has warned that oil and gas companies operating in free trade zones, export processing zones, and other ...

The gains meant to be derived from the establishment and effectively functional Free Trade Zones (FTZs) are being eroded by bad practices and weak regulations within the sector. The FTZs model, ...

It is globally accepted that meaningful national socio-economic development is hinged among others on the ability of governments to provide enabling environments for the private sector to thrive, ...

The National Council of Export Free Zones reported that exports from the Dominican Republic’s free trade zone sector totaled US$2.803 billion during the first four months of 2026, an increase [...] ...

NAFDAC and NEPZA are strengthening collaboration to block fake drugs and substandard consumables from entering Nigerian ...