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In 2018, the zone proved it was able to attract investment not just from China and Russia, but also from established Western companies such as. German IT firm Schneider Group and French auto manufacturer Peugeot, that invested in an automotive plant at the Jizzakh zone, which would employ 600 people and produce 10,000 freight and passenger vehicles for export. By 2018, the zone had attracted $106 million USD.

In 2019, the zone produced goods valued at $60 million, employed over 3,000 people, and had 20 projects being implemented. These projects brought in $250 million in investment, and was expanded by 180 hectares.

Read our article about Jizzakh Free Economic Zone to see how it has grown massively. Link in our Bio.

In early 2019, the Ministry of Investment announced that they would expand the zone from 336 hectares to 1000 hectares. Existing plots were almost entirely sold out, and the estate found itself unable to accommodate new investors seeking to enter. A second location, called KIMA 2, is scheduled to be built elsewhere in the city Makassar. The Makassar Industrial Estate is also working to modernize its logistics systems.

Visit the Makassar Industrial Estate, one of Indonesia’s fastest growing SEZs, on our Zone Map. Link in our Bio.

Special Economic Zones (SEZs) require a substantial amount of investment and are reliant on government participation to maintain the incentives granted to companies established within them. This meant that the initial SEZ developments were taken on by governments.

Since proving successful and relatively stable, depending on the host country, the models used to finance SEZ projects have diverged.

This gives the three broad models of SEZ financing: Government, Public-Private Partnership, and Private.

Read our article to know more about how Special Economic Zones are financed. Link in our bio.