fDi Global Free Zones of the Year 2021 – Mauritius ranks 1st in Africa & 2nd globally
Article Published on November 12, 2021
The fDi Intelligence magazine came out with its 2021 Global Free Zones of the Year Awards on 14 October. Anchored in its aim to monitor foreign direct investment in infrastructure projects in global free zones, this year, the fDi devised a fairer winner selection process whereby six independent judges – four external and two from the fDi team – provided their assessment of some 70 zones.
Mauritius Freeport has taken the runner-up spot in the Global category, an impressive improvement from last year’s results (2020 rank: 9th) and has gone on to collect more awards in the following categories:
• Africa (Regional): Winner
• SME (Africa): Winner
• Excellence Award for Strategy Pivot (Global): Winner
These achievements attest the Freeport's status as a thriving logistics and distribution centre for international trade - one which is located in a strategic position linking Asia, Africa and Europe - and maps out consequential efforts put in by relevant stakeholders in sustaining its growth and development despite the global pandemic.
Access more information on the 2021 Global Free Zones of the Year Awards here
