What is Export Processing Zone Authority?

What is Export Processing Zone Authority?

Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA) is a Pakistan Government venture, conceived and designed to increase and improve the exports of the country.

What is Epza certificate?

As part of new investment assessment, EPZA requires prospective investor (s) to submit the important documents related to their proposed business project to be licensed under Export Processing Zone (EPZ) and or Special Economic Zone (SEZ) scheme.

How many EPZ are located?

As of March 2016, thirty seven government SEZs have acquired land and are under development. The following Eight EPZs are in operation: Adamjee Export Processing Zone, Siddhirganj, Narayanganj.

What is the purpose of PEZA?

Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is a government agency in the Philippines attached to the Department of Trade and Industry created to help promote investments in the export-oriented manufacturing industry into the country by assisting investors in registering and facilitating their business operations and …

Who is the CEO of EPZA?

Fanuel Kidenda, CEO, EPZA, Mr.

What are examples of export processing zones?

Distribution of EPZs by region, 1997

Region No. of zones Key countries
North America 320 United States – 213, Mexico – 107
Central America 41 Honduras – 15, Costa Rica – 9
Caribbean 51 Dominican Republic – 35
South America 41 Colombia – 11, Brazil – 8

When was Epza started?

The Export Processing Zones Authority was established in 1990, by the EPZ Act CAP 517, Laws of Kenya. The Authority’s mandate is to promote and facilitate export oriented investments and to develop an enabling environment for such investments.

Who owns EPZ Kenya?

The Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA) is a State Corporation under the Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development, established in 1990 by the EPZ Act CAP 517, Laws of Kenya.

Is an EPZ and SEZ?

EPZ or Export Processing Zone is just like SEZ whose economic laws are different from the laws of country but they are designed to help the manufacturing companies that are exporting their entire production. EPZ has the sole aim to produce goods for export.

Who needs to register with PEZA?

Foreign enterprises engaged in export-manufacturing or export-oriented business activities can register with PEZA to enjoy tax incentives such as: Income tax holiday (ITH) of four to eight years.

Who is the Director General of Export Processing Zones Authority?

Joseph Leon Simbakalia, Director General, Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA). The Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with www.TanzaniaInvest.com on August 2nd 2016 to cooperate in promoting business and investment…

What is the role of EPZA?

EPZA is mandated to promote, register and facilitate investments in SEZs in mainland Tanzania. The EPZA functions include the development of EPZ and SEZ infrastructure, provision of business services to EPZ and SEZ investors and issuing of EPZ and SEZ licenses.

How much money has been generated by the EPZs and SEZs?

Since their inception in 2008, the EPZs and SEZs have generated USD1b in foreign currency. E-mail: [email protected] TanzaniaInvest had the pleasure of interviewing Col. (Retd.) Joseph Leon Simbakalia, Director General, Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA).