Economy

What is an Economic Engagement Network and why is it important to your business?

January 18, 2023 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

Countries enter agreements between each other all the time for a variety of things. A burning question businesses frequently ask is how do they impact (positive or negative) me? For an Economic Engagement Network: the value is in the connections. In order to leverage this network and create value or mitigate any negatives for your business requires a total mindset change. Rather than viewing these agreements in isolation and disconnected I invite you to start viewing these agreements as networks and platforms that support global value chains.

Commercial Awareness, Economy, Government Policy, Trade

Aligning business, physical and governance models critical for special economic zone success

July 5, 2022 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

In order for zone regimes and the investors they attract to set themselves up for the best success – have a go at it – much will depend on the regime’s design, the implementation of this design and its responsiveness to changing global investment and trade trends. What is more, both policymakers and investors alike in doing so have to make sure that their business models, physical designs and governance structures of their special economic zone are all aligned.

Commercial Awareness, Economy, Government Policy, Investment, Special Economic Zone

Building an Economic Engagement network between Africa and the Caribbean

January 4, 2022 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

An Economic Engagement Network is about how nations can improve their competitiveness by finding and creating value through the complex interplay between the various agreements (e.g. trade, investment treaties, double taxation agreements, air service agreements, standards mutual recognition, etc.) that they enter between each other.

Commercial Awareness, Economy, Global Value Chains, International, Trade, Treaty

Cover of Let's Talk SEZ: Economic Regulation

Economic Regulation: The ‘visible hand’ guiding special economic zones

January 15, 2021 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

Economic Regulation provides…the he ‘visible hand’ guiding and enabling the special economic zone (SEZ) ecosystem to work more effectively to achieving the stated economic development objectives of a SEZ Programme.

Commercial Awareness, Economy, Government Policy, Investment, Regulation, Special Economic Zone

What does it mean to have a logistics centred economy in Jamaica?

August 27, 2020 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

It represents, in my view, a blueprint of how to build a resilient and sustainable economy in the 21st Century, especially for a Small Island Developing State (SID).

Commercial Awareness, Economy, Global Value Chains, Government Policy, Jamaica's Global Logistics Hub, Logistics, Logistics Matters

The future after Corona in Germany (and in other countries)

May 5, 2020 Carsten Lexa Leave a comment

I’m just thinking back to January this year. The new year has just started and the Covid 19 pandemic is not yet relevant in Germany. Everything is going well, the economy is booming and politicians spread good mood. A few weeks later, everything is different. Exit restrictions, economic worries, people with masks. Now everything as slowly returning to normal. But

Commercial, Digitalisation, Economy, Entrepreneurial, Innovation

The Top 20 Business Trends to look for in Jamaica in 2020

February 18, 2020 Ainsley Brown One comment

I chose the list based on several factors, including but not limited to, the convergence of various government policies, investments, enhanced and emerging business opportunities and infrastructural decisions made by the government, private sector and civil society in 2019 and preceding years. Certain patterns have emerged that should make 2020 – best guess – a very special one for business in Jamaica.

Commercial Awareness, Economy, Government Policy, Jamaica's Global Logistics Hub, Logistics Matters, Securities, Special Economic Zone

What is the role of Special Economic Zones in the Jamaican economy?

May 10, 2019 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

The seamless integration of the local economy with SEZs is critical for achieving developmental objects of SEZs.

Economy, Government Policy, Jamaica's Global Logistics Hub, Special Economic Zone

Trade facilitation is investment facilitation

May 6, 2019 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

In a globalized world for Jamaica it is now facilitate or die. Trade facilitation is a must. And the SEZs have their role to play. For Jamaica’s Special Economic Zone Authority trade facilitation is investment facilitation.

Commercial Awareness, Economy, Government Policy, Jamaica's Global Logistics Hub, Special Economic Zone, Trade, Trade Facilitation

Special economic zones and trade facilitation in Jamaica

May 4, 2019 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

It goes without saying but I will say it anyway, trade facilitation is important to the effective functioning of special economic zones (SEZ) in Jamaica or anywhere else in the world for that matter.

Commercial Awareness, Economy, Global Value Chains, Government Policy, Jamaica's Global Logistics Hub, Logistics, Logistics Matters, Special Economic Zone, Trade, Trade Facilitation

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