南非开设亚特兰蒂斯经济特区
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday launched the Atlantis Special Economic Zone (SEZ) outside Cape Town.
南非总统西里尔·拉马福萨周四在开普敦城外开设亚特兰蒂斯经济特区。
This brought to nine the total number of SEZs in the country.
The Atlantis SEZ was conceived as an integrated and sustainable economic development intervention in a region with both great promise and several social challenges, Ramaphosa said at the launch ceremony.
The fundamental premise of the Atlantis SEZ is to unlock the underlying economic value of existing and underutilized infrastructure through the creation of a green tech manufacturing hub, according to the president.
This includes exploiting its strategic location with its access to major national roads, he said.
Its proximity to two ports, in Cape Town and Saldanha, provides advantages for exporters, Ramaphosa said.
In addition to securing investments, the Atlantis SEZ has an investment pipeline valued at 2.4 billion rand (about 174 million dollars).