3 minute read
YEREVAN, 11 MAY, ARMENPRESS. The good turnover, without obstacles in the free economic zones for the businesses, will become realistic. The World Free Zones Organization, created in 2014, in which Armenia is also a member, tries to regulate the cooperation of the free trade zones and protect their interests. The European regional representative of the newly created organization is Nika Manukova, who is Armenian and is also the Deputy Director of "Meridian" jewelry Free Economic Zone.
Nika Manukova in a talk with "Armenpress" told about its purposes and functions, Armenia's membership, as well as about the "Meridian" FEZ.
- Mrs. Manukova, what is the aim of creation of the organization? Was there a necessity of controlling and regulating the operation of the free economic zones?
- The World Free Zones Organization was founded in Geneva in 2014 and its head office is in Dubai. It was established under the auspices of the Government of Dubai, which provides direct support to the organization to become more effective. The company brings together the world's all free zones, which allows them to protect their interests with the joint efforts. In this platform, any problem can be raised and solved by the joint efforts. The World Free Zones Organization provides unique opportunities in terms of exchanging experience, acquisition of new partners and establishing a profitable partnership.
- What are the organization's strategic directions?
- As I have already noted, the first objective is to protect the interests of the organization’s members. The second one is to attract the investors and support them. In order to make the given country or the free economic zone attractive for the investors, it must comply with certain standards. The organization will help to raise the level of the professionalism and quality of FEZs. With the purpose of that, it is planned to create a new special academy, where all the people will get education, who want to work in FEZs. Surely, seminars and training courses will be organized. (THE FULL VERSION OF INTERVIEW IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)