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Special economic zone

trade. Also SEZ, SEZs, special economic zones

A designated industrial area offering investors tax and customs concessions and ready infrastructure. Pakistan’s Special Economic Zones Act was promulgated in September 2012; provincial authorities review proposals and a federal Board of Approvals, with the Board of Investment as secretariat, decides. Nine zones were agreed under CPEC, four as priorities: Rashakai (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Allama Iqbal Industrial City (Punjab), Dhabeji (Sindh) and Bostan (Balochistan).^1,2

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Sources

1. 1 Special Economic Zone Framework in Pakistan. Board of Investment, Government of Pakistan. Official
2. 2 Assessment of Special Economic Zones in Pakistan: Suggesting Steps Towards Improved Performance. World Bank, 2020. Official