Rankings & awards

RANKINGS SCHEDULE

RANKING SURVEY OPENING DATE SURVEY CLOSING DATE PUBLICATION DATE
European Cities and Regions of the Future 2023 Sep 2022 Nov 2022 Feb 2023
Global Free Zones of the Year 2023 May 2023 Jul 2023 Oct 2023
European Cities and Regions of the Future 2024 Jul 2023 Sept 2023 Feb 2024

PUBLISHED RESULTS

How free zones help Foxconn to invest

Kathy Yang, Foxconn’s head of trade compliance and logistics, discusses free zone benefits

Global Free Zones of the Year 2024 awards — Rising stars

Thames Freeport in the UK tops rising stars list, followed by China’s Beihai FTZ in Guangxi

​​Global Free Zones of the Year 2024 awards — Judging panel

The judging panel of the ​​Global Free Zones of the Year 2024

Previous rankings & awards

​​Global Free Zones of the Year 2024 awards — Honourable mentions

The judging panel selected zones that impressed them for specific initiatives

Global Free Zones of the Year 2024 awards – Sustainable zones

Dubai’s Jebel Ali tops sustainability list, followed by Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi

Global Free Zones of the Year 2024 awards — Best innovation zones

China’s Nanning Area of Guangxi FTZ takes the crown, followed by Dubai Silicon Oasis

Global Free Zones of the Year 2024 awards — Best knowledge zones

Dubai’s DMCC is crowned the best knowledge zone, followed by America Free Zone in Costa Rica

Global Free Zones of the Year 2024 awards — Best industrial zones

Dubai’s Jebel Ali is crowned the best industrial zone, followed by Hamriyah Free Zone in Sharjah

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Global Free Zones of the Year 2024 awards

Discover the world’s best zones across categories and geographies

Top 100 fastest-growing FDI destinations 2024

fDi’s inaugural list of the world’s hottest cities and regions for foreign investment

European Cities and Regions of the Future 2024 — The winners

Frankfurt, Wrocław, Luxembourg upstaged their peers; London and Paris Region won again

Global Free Zones of the Year 2023 awards – Best zones for SMEs

Dubai Silicon Oasis wins top favours for its small and medium enterprises strategy

Global Free Zones of the Year 2023 awards

Find out the world’s best zones across geographies and specialisations

Global Free Zones of the Year 2023 awards – Best zones overall

Dubai's DMCC is newly crowned world's best free zone, chased by China's Guangxi Pilot FTZ

Global Free Zones of the Year 2023 awards – Best zones for large tenants

Mexico's WTC Premium Industrial Park and Poland's Katowice win top prize in their regions

Global Free Zones of the Year 2023 awards – Rising stars

UK's Liverpool City Region Freeport wins in the inaugural Rising star category

Global Free Zones of the Year 2023 awards – Industrial champions

Jafza wins in the Middle East, Lagos FZ in Africa, Coyol in the Americas, Krakow in Europe

Global Free Zones of the Year 2023 awards – Excellence awards

Jafza excels in sustainability and non-fiscal incentives, DMCC in governance and infra

Global Free Zones of the Year 2023 awards – Honourable mentions

The five judges assigned honorable mentions to those zones that stood out for specific initiatives

Global Free Zones of the Year 2023 awards – Judging panel

Find out the five judges in the panel

UK heads global renewables FDI league table

The country leads fDi’s 2023 Global Renewable Energy Leaders ranking

Europe FDI withstands Ukraine war fall-out

The energy transition drives mega investment projects into renewables and cleantech

European Cities and Regions of the Future 2023 — The winners

London and the Île-de-France region are Europe’s most appealing FDI destinations

Global Free Zones of the Year Awards 2022 – Judges

The judging panel for this year’s Global Free Zones of the Year Awards

Free zones post bumper year in 2021

FDI into SEZs has already hit pre-Covid levels, stirring new interest among policymakers

Global Free Zones of the Year 2022 – Honourable mentions

fDi highlights the Global Free Zones that impressed the judges for particular attributes, and why

Global Free Zones of the Year 2022 – Excellence awards

FDi picks the world’s top freezones for best practice in a range of areas

Global Free Zones of the Year Awards 2022 – SME winners

The best zones for small and medium-sized enterprises are recognised

Global Free Zones of the Year 2022 – Large tenant winners

fDi names the best free zones for large tenants

Global Free Zones of the Year 2022 – Regional winners

The best free zones are named from around the world.

Global Free Zones of the Year 2022 – Global winners

Dubai’s DMCC is once again fDi’s best in class, with Dalian Free Zone coming in as second

European Cities and Regions of the Future 2022/2023 — Winners

London is once again Europe's most appealing investment destination

fDi Strategy Awards 2021 – the winners

The New York City Economic Development Corporation has won IPA of the year

Global Free Zones of the Year 2021 – Honourable mentions

fDi highlights the Global Free Zones that particularly impressed the judges

Global Free Zones of the Year 2021 – Excellence awards

fDi’s judging panel singles out the zones that stood out for their best practices

Global Free Zones of the Year Awards 2021 – Winners

Dubai’s DMCC has won fDi’s Global Free Zone of the Year for the seventh consecutive year

fDi x TNW Tech Cities of the Future 2021: FDI Strategy

London tops the FDI Strategy Category a second year in a row

fDi x TNW Tech Cities of the Future 2021: the winners

London has kept its title in 2021, while Paris and Dublin hold onto second and third place

Americas Cities of the Future 2021/2022 – overall winners

North America fared much better than other Americas regions during the pandemic

Americas Cities of the Future 2021/2022 – FDI Strategy

The top five standout cities in the Americas for FDI strategy

African Tech Ecosystems of the Future — the dawn of a new era

South Africa has come out on top of the inaugural African Tech Ecosystems of the Future ranking

African Tech Ecosystems of the Future — FDI Strategy

Cairo, Cape Town and Kigali stand out for their strategy to develop their tech ecosystems

fDi’s Global Cities of the Future 2021/22 — Judges’ biographies

Meet the judges behind the Global Cities of the Future 2021/22 ranking

fDi’s Global Cities of the Future 2021/2022 – The judges’ view

What will make or break the cities of the future?

fDi’s Global Cities of the Future 2021/2022 — FDI Strategy Winners

New York takes first place in FDI Strategy for this year’s Global Cities of the Future

fDi’s Global Cities of the Future 2021/22 — overall winners

Singapore confirms its top spot in fDi’s Global Cities of the Future ranking

fDi’s Transport and Warehousing Cities of the Future 2020/21 – the winners

Hong Kong excels in the inaugural Transport and Warehousing Cities of the Future ranking

fDi Strategy Awards – Winners

Montréal International is fDi's IPA of the year 2020

fDi’s Global Free Zones of the Year 2020 – the winners

The UAE’s DMCC takes home the top prize for a sixth consecutive year

fDi’s Global Free Zones of the Year 2020 – bespoke awards

The judging panel selects the zones that stand out across a range of categories

fDi’s Global Free Zones of the Year 2020 – specialism awards

The judging panel selects the zones that excel in specific industries

US top destination for biotech investment

China and the UK follow in fDi's biotechnology mini-ranking 2020

Montreal tops strategy category in Tier 2 future cities ranking

As part of Tier 2 Cities of the Future analysis we look at top locations for FDI strategy

San Francisco takes inaugural Tier 2 Cities of the Future crown

Golden City tops fDi’s new secondary city ranking followed by Montreal and Houston

fDi’s European Cities and Regions of the Future 2020/21 – Winners

In spite of the uncertainty caused by Brexit, London retains its position as fDi's European City of ...

fDi Strategy Awards 2019 – the winners

Lithuania's Go Vilnius has been named fDi’s IPA of the Year for 2019, and organisations from across ...

fDi Tourism Locations of the Future 2019/20 ranking

Thailand has held on to its title of fDi’s Tourism Location of the Future, followed by Macau and Portugal...

Top fDi Performers 2019

fDi’s Global Free Zones of the Year 2019 – the winners

The UAE's DMCC takes home the top prize in fDi’s Global Free Zones of the Year for a fifth consecutive...

Greenfield FDI Performance Index 2019: Serbia storms to top

fDi Intelligence research reveals which countries receive more than their ‘expected share’ of FDI.

Island Economies of the Future 2019/20 – the results

Cyprus is ranked first in fDi’s Island Economies of the Future rankings.

Singapore tops fDi's first biotech rankings

Singapore has been named fDi's first Biotech Location of the Future for its impressive record of job ...

Asia-Pacific leads global list for BPO

The Philippines and India guide Asia-Pacific clear of the competition to take the crown as the leading...

Singapore tops fDi’s Smart Locations of the Future 2019/20 ranking

Singapore is fDi’s first Smart Location of the Future, followed by London and Dublin in second and third...

fDi Renewable Energy Investments of the Year 2019 - the winners

Asia-Pacific is the leading destination for greenfield FDI in renewable energy, while the US is the ...

fDi Return on Investment Ranking 2019: the results

Vilnius and Madrid get the best FDI return on their spending and staff sizes. Cathy Mullan reports.

fDi’s Polish Cities of the Future 2019/20

Warsaw reigns supreme for the third consecutive time as fDi's Polish City of the Future for 2019/20. ...

fDi's Investors of the Year 2018: IWG takes Amazon's crown

Global office providers are top of the fDi Investors of the Year 2018 ranking.

fDi Global Cities of the Future 2018/19 – the winners

Singapore has been crowned fDi’s Global City of the Future for the third year in a row, while London ...

fDi Strategy Awards 2018 – the winners

Investe São Paulo has been named fDi’s Investment Promotion Agency of the Year, while organisations ...

fDi’s Global Free Zones of the Year 2018 – the winners

A look at the finest free zones in the world as judged by fDi's panel of experts.

Nation Brands ranking 2018

The US is once again Brand Finance's most valuable nation brand, while China, Germany and the UK witnessed...

Digital Economies of the Future 2018/19 – the results

London’s success in attracting major technology companies has helped it to land fDi’s award for best ...

fDi's Top US Counties 2018: big cities bring home the investment

Research shows that the areas attached to large cities are taking the lion's share of investment

fDi’s Latin American States of the Future 2018/19 – the winners

São Paulo ranks first in an inaugural study of states in Mexico and South America.

fDi’s Top Tiger Cub Cities 2018: Ho Chi Minh shows its claws

Which cities are doing the best job of enticing investment in the ‘tiger cub’ economies of south-east...

Mozambique tops 2017 Greenfield FDI Performance Index

Which countries outperform their size when it comes to generating greenfield FDI?

Russia claims fDi Diversification Index hat-trick

Russia continues to lead the fDi Diversification Index, followed by Ukraine and Ecuador.

fDi’s Aerospace Cities of the Future 2018/19 – the winners

Singapore retains its leading position as fDi’s top city for aerospace investment.

Sri Lanka most diversified island economy again

Sri Lanka and New Zealand remain at the top of the table of diversified island economies, while Malta...

Where do German companies invest?

A look at Germany’s recent outward investment history shows China is the preferred destination.

fDi Manufacturing Locations of the Future 2018/19 – the winners

The US has been crowned fDi Magazine’s Manufacturing Location of the Future for 2018/19, with China ...

Singapore leads AI destinations ranking

To determine what makes a good destination for an investment in artificial intelligence or robotics, ...

fDi’s European Cities and Regions of the Future 2018/19 – Winners

The UK's vote to leave the EU has left Europe in a state of flux. However, thus far this does not seem...

fDi Strategy Awards 2017 - Invest Hong Kong leads the way

Invest Hong Kong has been named the best investment promotion agency of the year in fDi’s 2017 Strategy...

fDi Tourism Locations of the Future 2017/18: Thailand triumphs in inaugural awards

Thailand has topped fDi’s inaugural ranking of global tourism locations with the best potential for ...

fDi Global Free Zones of the Year 2017 – the winners

The UAE's DMCC Free Zone has achieved a hat-trick, winning Global Free Zone of the Year for the third...

China named 2017’s fastest growing nation brand

China’s national brand has increased significantly in 2017 at 44%, reflecting a general global dynamic...

fDi’s Asia-Pacific Cities of the Future 2017/18 – the winners

Singapore takes fDi’s crown once again as Asia-Pacific City of the Future, with Tokyo retaining its ...

Shanghai wins out as 2017 biotech FDI hotspots are revealed

The biotechnology sector has seen increasing levels of investment and job creation in recent years, ...

fDi’s Island Economies of the Future 2017/18 – Sri Lanka takes the summit

Sri Lanka has been named fDi’s Island Economy of the Future for 2017/18, with Cyprus and the Dominican...

Sri Lanka retains most diversified island economy crown

The second annual fDi Diversification Index for Island Economies has again determined those locations...

fDi American Cities of the Future 2017/18 – New York triumphs again

New York has once again been named fDi’s American City of the Future, topping the 2017/18 rankings, ...

fDi American Cities of the Future 2017/18 – FDI Strategy winners

fDi Magazine invited promotion agencies in the Americas to tell us about their FDI strategies. Our judges...

Polish Cities of the Future 2017/18

Warsaw has retained the title of fDi’s Polish City of the Future for 2017/18, with Krakow remaining ...

fDi Global Free Zones of the Year 2015 – Winners

fDi’s Global Free zones of the Year celebrates those zones that are best in class, be it within their...

fDi Global Free Zones of the Year 2014 – Winners

Free zones in the Middle East have dominated fDi’s Global Free Zones of the Year awards, with Jebel ...

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