How a Special Economic Zone can propel economic development
2022年2月7日 · Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Few may remember when Shenzhen wasn’t China’s largest city – 17 million people in 2020 – but a humble fishing village of 30,000 over 40 years ago. In 1979, it became one of China’s first SEZs and began attracting increasing numbers of people searching for employment, leading to overpopulation.
What can Africa learn from China’s special economic zones?
2015年12月10日 · China introduced special economic zones in the 1970s as part of its policy to open up to international trade. Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms became the turning point towards a market-oriented economy. A series of experiments, including the establishment of special economic zones, became the driving force for growth.
The impact of China’s new free trade zone | World Economic Forum
2015年2月24日 · If the Shen Zhen special economic zone from the 1990s are the symbol of the traditional development model in past three decades, it is the SPFTZ that is aimed to be another symbol for the new model in the following decades. This is a more structurally balanced, domestic demand pulled, environmental friendly, and people shared economic development.
These countries are all building brand-new cities | World Economic …
2018年8月7日 · Located in the Duqm Special Economic Zone, the 11-square-kilometre development aims to transform an underused port surrounded by sand into a transport-oriented desert supersite, with homes, infrastructure and recreational facilities for 25,000 residents.
How Saudi Arabia is unlocking the power of the blue economy
2024年1月17日 · Under Saudi Vision 2030, blue economy investments will flow into Saudi’s coastlines which run for 2,640 kilometres across the Arabian Gulf and Red Sea – connecting neighbouring Gulf states and providing a major route for energy exports through the port of Dammam – as well as the more than 300 islands and hundreds of islets that punctuate its waters.
9 lessons from the world's Blue Zones on living a long, healthy life
2017年6月26日 · Another Blue Zones Project city, Naples, FL, currently ranks first on the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index for 2016. There are currently 42 Blue Zone Project cities across the United States, and we continuously receive new applications from communities and cities all over the country that see the need to create lasting change.
Trade, entrepreneurship and the future of ASEAN's economy
2018年9月5日 · With a population of over 600 million, ASEAN is the world’s third-largest market. It also offers the third-largest labour force, behind China and India, and has some 67 million households that are part of the “consuming class”, a figure …
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025
Geo-economic fragmentation, geopolitical polarization and divisions over values continue to impact countries and communities across the world. At the same time, exponential innovation and deployment around whole sets of inter-connected technologies – from AI and quantum to energy tech, biotech and health tech – offer an unprecedented ...
How Namibia is moving towards a green and blue economy
2021年10月3日 · Accordingly, Namibia is poised to tackle climate change, by establishing a green economy that will drive our economic recovery as envisioned for African countries by African Heads of State during the launch of the African Union Continental Green Recovery Action Plan. In this context, we have ambitious plans to develop green and blue economies ...
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025
2 天之前 · The Annual Meeting 2025 of The World Economic Forum will take place at Davos-Klosters from 20th to 24th January 2025.