A new economy for the Amazonas state: Manaus Free Trade Zone and Bioeconomy

A study devised by Instituto Escolhas, coordinated by Sergio Leitão, and prepared by Gabriel Kohlmann, Public Policy Manager at Prospectiva, and economist Carlos Manso, a specialist in regional development, identified four axes of opportunities to diversify economic activity and boost sustainable development from Amazonas. The document presents the critical success factors, the conditions for leveraging the bioeconomy in the state and shows that, with public and private investments of R $ 7.15 billion in infrastructure, over ten years, it is possible to create 218 thousand direct jobs and indirect.

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