# adrianoplegroup.com > AI-optimized mirror of adrianoplegroup.com containing 50 pages totalling 49,944 words of clean markdown content, structured data, and semantic HTML. Original source: https://adrianoplegroup.com/. Last updated: 2026-06-12T19:43:01.243Z. Each page is available as HTML (with JSON-LD structured data) and Markdown (text-only, ideal for LLMs and RAG). ## Homepage - [Adrianople Group](/content/site-root.html): Special Economic Zones: For decades, SEZs have been instrumental in the economic growth of developing nations. The role of zones in global supply chains is now greater than ever before, and their impact on governance continues to evolve. (974 words) ## Articles & Blog Posts - [Economic Zones](/content/category/economic-zones/index.html) (273 words) - [Dutch take a Stake in Brazil’s Port Privatization](/content/post/dutch-take-a-stake-in-brazils-port-privatization/index.html): The Netherlands seeks longterm co-operation with Brazilian entities to “stimulate prosperity” in the port sector (824 words) - [Exploring Special Economic Zones in Disputed Territories](/content/post/exploring-special-economic-zones-in-disputed-territories.html): Though most special economic zones are located on uncontroversial land, there are several in areas subject to international disputes. (2,564 words) - [post/a-complete-guide-to-taxation-in-special-economic-zones.html](/content/post/a-complete-guide-to-taxation-in-special-economic-zones.html) (1 words) - [post/10-commandments-of-special-economic-zones/index.html](/content/post/10-commandments-of-special-economic-zones/index.html) (1 words) - [Geoeconomics Podcast EP 20: The Law and the Laws of SEZs - Dr. Tom W. Bell](/content/post/geoeconomics-podcast-ep-20-the-law-and-the-laws-of-sezs-dr-tom-w-bell.html): In this Geoeconomics Podcast episode, Aleksa Burmazovic talks with Tom W. Bell, lecturer at the Chapman University Fowler School of Law, founder of Archimediate LLC, and leading legal thinker and scholar of the SEZ space. (654 words) - [Adrianople Group's Webinar Series - “The History and Future of African Charter Cities”](/content/post/ags-first-webinar-the-history-and-future-of-african-charter-cities-roundup.html): The conversation lasted for nearly 3 hours and explored the past, present, and future of African charter cities attracted more than 60 attendees from 15 countries. (2,118 words) - [Join AG's Session at Boma’s Amazonia Event - Better Laws. Better World.](/content/post/ag-session-at-boma-amazonia-event-better-laws-better-world.html): This Thursday from 4-6pm EDT (New York Time), AG will host a 2 hour afternoon session on Realigning Incentives for People and Businesses to Protect the Amazon. (3,068 words) - [AG Virtual Event: History and Future of African Charter Cities](/content/post/ag-virtual-event-history-and-future-of-african-charter-cities.html): The Adrianople Group will be holding the virtual conference: “History and Future of African charter cities” With special guests: Heba Elhanafy & Iyinoluwa “E” Aboyeji. Friday - August 14 | 5:00 PM GMT +2 - 11:00 AM EST (1,174 words) - [Geoeconomics Podcast EP 12: The Metis Institute - SEZ and Arbitration](/content/post/geoeconomics-podcast-ep-12-the-metis-institute-how-can-your-sez-do-better.html): In this podcast episode, Aleksa Burmazovic speaks with Mark Beer and Dr. Andreas Baumgartner from the Metis Institute. (542 words) - [Geoeconomics Podcast EP 21: How do you make a City Operating System?](/content/post/geoeconomics-podcast-ep-21-how-do-you-make-a-city-operating-system.html): In this Geoeconomics Podcast episode, Aleksa Burmazovic talks with Nolan Myers. Nolan's the CEO of DoubleGDP, which builds new software for new cities. (508 words) - [Geoeconomics Podcast EP 22: The Political Economy of Special Economic Zones](/content/post/geoeconomics-podcast-ep-22-the-political-economy-of-special-economic-zones.html): In this Geoeconomics Podcast episode, Aleksa Burmazovic talks with Lotta Moberg, one of the leading thinkers in SEZ economics. If you like hard-hitting economic analysis and no-nonsense discussions, Lotta is the person to follow. (540 words) - [Brazil's Struggle to Privatize Seaports](/content/post/brazils-struggle-to-privatize-seaports/index.html): A summary of the key forces driving Brazilian port privatization. (4,202 words) - [Do SEZs Provide Workers with Good Job Training?](/content/post/do-sezs-provide-workers-with-good-job-training/index.html): Job training or knowledge transfer is often cited as one of the most important benefits of SEZs. But does the academic literature validate these claims? (1,624 words) - [COAF Smart Center Visit](/content/post/coaf-smart-center-visit/index.html): We visited the COAF smartcenter in Lori province, Armenia, where hundreds of children are receiving a quality education. (646 words) - [Geoeconomics Podcast EP 15: Michael Bruno - The Future of Aviation](/content/post/geoeconomics-podcast-ep-15-michael-bruno-the-future-of-aviation.html): In this Geoeconomics Podcast episode, Aleksa Burmazovic talks with Michael Bruno from Aviation Week Network. (448 words) - [Open Zone Map BETA](/content/zonemap/how-to/index.html): Mapping the World's Special Economic Zones (865 words) - [Geoeconomics Podcast EP 13: Charlie Kirkconnell - How Cayman Enterprise City became a world class SEZ](/content/post/geoeconomics-podcast-ep-13-cayman-enterprise-city-it-is-not-only-about-beautiful-landscapes.html): In this episode of the Geoeconomics Podcast, Guillermo Hernandez discusses with Charlie Kirkconnell, CEO of the Cayman Enterprise City about the history of the CEC; the challenges that they are currently facing, and the future of the zone. (586 words) - [AG Virtual Conference: Latin American Development Landscape](/content/post/ag-virtual-conference-latin-american-development-landscape.html): The Adrianople Group will be hosting The Latin American Development Landscape Conference on Friday, October 2nd, at 11 am EDT. We will explore the changing growth dynamics in Latin America. (1,300 words) - [Geoeconomics Podcast EP 18: Why Economic Science must Evolve - Dr. Klaus Solberg Söilen](/content/post/geoeconomics-podcast-ep-18-why-economic-science-must-evolve-dr-klaus-solberg-soilen.html): In this Geoeconomics Podcast episode, Aleksa Burmazovic talks with Dr. Klaus Solberg Söilen about books, the state of global trade, and the future of economic science. (514 words) - [Geoeconomics Podcast EP 14: Jonathan Nutzati - SEZs, Drones, and 3D Printing](/content/post/geoeconomics-podcast-ep-14-jonathan-nutzati-sezs-drones-and-3d-printing.html): In this Geoeconomics Podcast episode, Aleksa Burmazovic talks with Jonathan Nutzati from Mothership Aeronautics. (436 words) - [post/zone-profile-coyol-free-zone/index.html](/content/post/zone-profile-coyol-free-zone/index.html) (1 words) - [Evento Virtual de AG: El Panorama del Desarrollo Latinoamericano](/content/post/evento-virtual-de-ag-el-panorama-del-desarrollo-en-latinoamerica.html): Adrianople Group estará hospedando el evento virtual “El Panorama del Desarrollo Latinoamericano” el próximo viernes 2 de Octubre, a las 11 AM EST / 10 AM Hora de Bogotá. Estaremos explorando las dinámicas cambiantes del crecimiento en la región latinoamericana. (1,478 words) - [Open Zone Map BETA](/content/open-zone-map/index.html): Mapping the World's Special Economic Zones (798 words) - [post/zone-profile-montego-bay-free-zone/index.html](/content/post/zone-profile-montego-bay-free-zone/index.html) (1 words) - [Geoeconomics Podcast Ep 11: Rajesh Kumar - What is the future of India's SEZs?](/content/post/geoeconomics-podcast-ep-11-rajesh-kumar-r-what-is-the-future-of-indias-sezs.html): In this episode of the Geoeconomics Podcasts Aleksa Burmazovic speaks with Rajesh Kumar about the future of India's SEZs. (536 words) - [Geoeconomics podcast EP 16: Lesley Conn - The future of the Space Industry](/content/post/geoeconomics-podcast-ep-16-lesley-conn-the-future-of-space-industry.html): In this episode of the Geoeconomics Podcast we speak with Leslie Conn from The Space Foundation. (526 words) - [Geoeconomics Podcast EP 19: The Future of Cities and Governance - Kurtis Lockhart](/content/post/geoeconomics-podcast-ep-19-the-future-of-cities-and-governance-kurtis-lockhart.html): In this Geoeconomics Podcast episode, Aleksa Burmazovic talks with Kurtis Lockhart from the Charter Cities Institute about how cities work, what governance must do to adapt, and how the next 15 years will look like in the governance and human cohabitation spaces. (612 words) - [Adrianople Services](/content/services/index.html): Explore the Adrianople Group service catalog. AG is the industry's leading Economic Zone intelligence provider. (492 words) - [Open Zone Map BETA](/content/zonemap/about/index.html): Mapping the World's Special Economic Zones (798 words) - [AICE 2019 Barcelona - World FZO - Conference Report](/content/post/aice-2019-barcelona-world-fzo-conference-report/index.html): Our report of the AICE 2019 conference that we attended in Barcelona, Spain (974 words) - [Press Registration](/content/events/press/virtual-conference-latin-american-development-landscape.html): The Adrianople Group will be hosting The Latin American Development Landscape Conference this coming Friday, October 2nd, at 11 am EDT/10 am Colombia Time. We will explore the changing growth dynamics in Latin America with our two speakers: Maria Camila Moreno, the executive director of the Free Trade Zone Association of the Americas, and Marco Brandao, a managing director at the urban development fund Utopia., The Adrianople Group will be hosting The Latin American Development Landscape Conference this coming Friday, October 2nd, at 11 am EDT/10 am Colombia Time. We will explore the changing growth dynamics in Latin America with our two speakers: Maria Camila Moreno, the executive director of the Free Trade Zone Association of the Americas, and Marco Brandao, a managing director at the urban development fund Utopia. (413 words) - [Don't Panic. Build. - Join us at the Startup Societies Foundation's virtual conference May 1 - 2](/content/post/dont-panic-build-join-us-at-the-startup-societies-foundations-virtual-conference-may-1-2.html): We will be speaking at the upcoming Startup Societies virtual conference! Come join us to talk to investors and entrepreneurs in the economic zone industry from around the world (796 words) - [Application -](/content/zonemap/research-pilot-application/index.html): This form will be used to determine the eligibility of the researchers, institutions, and government agencies who want to participate in the Non-Commercial FTZ and SEZ Data Research Pilot program., The Adrianople Group is the publisher of Open Zone Map, the world’s only large-scale source of data for Free Trade Zones (FTZs) and Special Economic Zones (SEZs). The Adrianople Group is issuing a limited number of non-commercial unpaid licenses for Open Zone Map 2, which is currently in development. The non-commercial licenses will allow participants in the program to use and download data for non-commercial research purposes. This form will be used to determine the eligibility of the researchers, institutions, and government agencies who want to participate in the pilot program. (506 words) - [Special Economic Zones in Caribbean](/content/post/special-economic-zones-in-caribbean/index.html): The Caribbean is a booming place for SEZs. From the huge, unique zones like Cuba's Mariel to the many standard exporting zones of the Dominican Republic, they come in many shapes and sizes, and often very different management strategies. (542 words) - [Adrianople Group 2022 Announcements](/content/post/adrianople-group-2022-announcements/index.html): As 2022 moves forward, there are some big developments taking place at the Adrianople Group. (558 words) - [Special Economic Zones in Africa](/content/post/special-economic-zones-in-africa/index.html): The next cradle of explosive growth in the SEZ industry will be Africa. (400 words) - [Adrianople Reports](/content/reports/index.html): Explore the Adrianople Group's catalog of reports. Go in. depth with AG, the industry's premiere Economic and Free Zone intelligence provider. (180 words) - [team](/content/team/index.html): Adrianople Group is the industry's leading Economic Zone intelligence provider. (41 words) - [Open Zone Map Feedback](/content/zonemap/report-bug/index.html): Provide feedback on the Open Zone Map - where we are mapping the World's Special Economic Zones., On this beta version of the Open Zone Map, we would like to get your feedback regarding the map performance and the information presented. If you notice anything that can be improved on this map please let us know in this form. (167 words) - [Special Economic Zones in Central Asia](/content/post/special-economic-zones-in-central-asia/index.html): Central Asia is a region that emerged only 30 years ago from the Soviet Union, and it has been making up for the lost time. Since then, SEZs have become a popular tool in the region to attract investment and liberalize economies. (608 words) - [Request a Quote](/content/request-quote/index.html) (201 words) - [Search Results](/content/search/index.html) (161 words) - [Press Form - Adrianople Group Open Zone Map Launch](/content/open-zone-map-launch/index.html): Come join our virtual launch event on Monday, October 25th 2021 as we publicly unveil the world’s largest ever SEZ dataset., The Adrianople Group is launching on Monday, October 25, 2021, the Open Zone Map, the world’s first map of every Special Economic Zone in the Globe, with an exclusive preview of the map's features. Additionally, we will present new projects, go in depth with the Special Economic Zones environment, and you'll have the opportunity to use the map yourself! (36 words) - [Adrianople Group](/content/philippines-case-study-draft/index.html) (9,443 words) - [Blog - Adrianople Group](/content/blog/index.html): Special Economic Zones: For decades, SEZs have been instrumental in the economic growth of developing nations. The role of zones in global supply chains is now greater than ever before, and their impact on governance continues to evolve. (3,827 words) - [sitemap-xml.html](/content/sitemap-xml.html) (1,332 words) - [About Us](/content/about-us/index.html): Adrianople Group is the industry's leading Economic Zone intelligence provider. (485 words) - [Adrianople Group Job Application](/content/careers/index.html): We are looking for people who have a legitimate interest in the SEZ industry and space. Our strongest values are honor, curiosity, and courage. We are looking for a wide range of backgrounds ranging from technological expertise to academic backgrounds in law or economics., Apply for a job with Adrianople Group. 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