Special economic zones (SEZ) are proliferating globally and becoming an increasingly important economic development tool across the world because of their capability of attracting foreign direct investment and stimulate economic activity, due to the fact that they offer  to firms that settle therein a combination of fiscal incentives, duty reductions and administrative facilitation (e.g. one-stop shops for business registration or dealing with visas and other activities). The UNCTAD report on African Special Economic Zones gives an overview of the main practices and lessons learned in Africa from the establishment of SEZs.

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The Africa Trade Conference is an annual conference dedicated to African trade. The 2021 edition will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 11 to 12 November, 2021 and will be accessible also online, through a dedicated web platform. The conference will host trade experts from various African countries, as well as members of the African Diaspora, of the Global Business community and Global Trade experts, to explore possible ways of advancing knowledge and information about Trade in Africa and with Africa and advance the African Economic Development agenda.

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