Investor Presentaiton
Readapting Economic Zones: A Contemporary Vision
MENA-OECD
INVESTMENT
PROGRAMME
There has been a shift in how to design Economic Zones to achieve broader development objectives
and effective investment promotion.
Features of New Economic Zones
Strategy
• Economic Zone strategy is
strongly linked to national
development, investment
and industrial strategies.
Different Economic Zones
in one country are not
fragmented development
initiatives; they must
complement each other.
Design & Management
• Move towards the
development of SEZs and
SZs (industry and services
with high value added
•Independent regulatory
bodies backed up by a Law
• Private sector development
& management of zones
•PPPs for infrastructure
provision/PPP financing
• Cluster zone modelling and
supply chain management
• Fully integrated zones with
on-site residence
Incentives
Focus on regulatory and
administrative incentives
• Fully inclusive Single
window & one stop shop
services.
• Innovative development
policy incentives linked to
R&D, skills development,
SMEs & regional
development.
Less reliance on tax
incentives and more focus
on services (business
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