The first EPZ was set up at Kandla (now Deendayal Port) in Gujarat, India.
Which one of the following countries in Asia established the first Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in 1965?
Asked in UPSC Geoscientist 2020 · Topic: Industrial Sector (Industrial Infrastructure: Power, Logistics, and Special Economic Zones (SEZs))
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