In a statement, to which VerAngola had access, ZEE informs that it was "elected one of the 50 most promising economic zones in the world within the scope of sustainable development strategies, by GASEZ".
It was in Abu Dhabi, during the World Investment Forum, that GASEZ elected "the 50 Special Economic Zones (ZEES) aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also called SDG Model Zones, of which Angola is part", reads up in the note.
According to ZEE, GASEZ "was launched in Montego Bay, Jamaica, in 2022 by the African Economic Zones Organization (AEZO), the Association of Free Trade Zones of the Americas (AZFA), the China Green Partnership for Industrial Parks (GPIPC), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the World Federation of Free and Special Economic Zones (FEMOZA) and the World Free Zones Organization (World FZO), among other international institutions linked to the sector, with the aim to promote a new generation of Special Economic Zones (ZEES) aligned with Sustainable Development".
"The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Summit, in September 2023, called for immediate measures to intensify efforts to achieve the 17 SDG objectives proposed in the 2030 agenda", says the statement, which adds that in line "with this aspiration and with the goals of GASEZ, the founding members of GASEZ identified 50 ZEES from around the world that were elected as SDG model zones".
According to the ZEE, the criteria used to choose the ZEES designated for SDG model zones were derived from the "UNCTAD 2019 World Investment Report".
"The criteria translate into the following: Commitment to sustainable development; Promotion of Investment in the SDGs; Levels of Social, Environmental and Governance Standards and Compliance; and connections and repercussions", read still in the statement.
