Cagayan Economic Zone Authority

The Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) is a Philippine government agency tasked to develop, promote, manage and operate the Cagayan Special Economic Zone and Free Port (CSEZFP) as a viable transshipment hub with a modern seaport and airport and ample surrounding land area for industrial, commercial and tourism development. CSEZFP is an internat... ional gateway with diverse sustainable industries and dynamic economic activities in Asia Pacific, which stimulates local development and inclusive growth in Northern Philippines and neighboring provinces. The Cagayan Special Economic Zone and Free Port is the home of the Crypto Valley of Asia which serves as a hub for a new wave of Financial Technology (FinTech) companies establishing their operations in the zone. CEZA recognizes the invaluable contribution of FinTech in worldwide trade and commerce and its potential to induce and accelerate the sound and balanced industrial, economic and social development of its jurisdiction. In line with this, CEZA, under Republic Act 7922, and under Article XII of its Implementing Rules and Regulations, has the ability to regulate Foreign Exchange and Investments Enterprises, Offshore Banking Units and Affiliates and other pioneering financial companies, while providing them with a highly evolving and connected entrepreneurial and technological environment.Read More