اثر جائحة كوفيد-19 على الأداء الاقتصادي للمناطق الحرة : دراسة تحليلية

الملخص EN

The objective of the paper is to analyse the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economic performance of free zones around the world, using the results of the free zones world economic barometer (F-WEB) from the year 2020 till the first quarter of 2021.

The main findings of this study indicate that the percentage of free zones assessing their current economic status as good fell from 56% in the first quarter of 2020 to 15% in the second quarter of the same year, and more than half of free zones experienced a decline in turnover, investment, and profitability compared to the previous three months as years 2020.

in addition, more than 45% of the free zones experienced a decline in employment.