Rankings & awards

CALL FOR ENTRIES

European Cities and Regions of the Future 2025 – Call for entries

Closing date for submissions:
Results published:

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

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

Global Free Zones of the Year 2024 awards — Rising stars

Global Free Zones of the Year 2024 awards – Sustainable zones

Previous rankings & awards

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

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

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

Global Free Zones of the Year 2024 awards

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

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Top 100 fastest-growing FDI destinations 2024

European Cities and Regions of the Future 2024 — The winners

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

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

Global Free Zones of the Year 2023 awards – Excellence awards

Global Free Zones of the Year 2023 awards – Honourable mentions

Global Free Zones of the Year 2023 awards – Judging panel

Global Free Zones of the Year 2023 awards

Global Free Zones of the Year 2023 awards – Rising stars

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

Global Free Zones of the Year 2023 awards – Industrial champions

UK heads global renewables FDI league table

Europe FDI withstands Ukraine war fall-out

European Cities and Regions of the Future 2023 — The winners

Global Free Zones of the Year Awards 2022 – Judges

Free zones post bumper year in 2021

Global Free Zones of the Year 2022 – Honourable mentions

Global Free Zones of the Year 2022 – Excellence awards

Global Free Zones of the Year Awards 2022 – SME winners

Global Free Zones of the Year 2022 – Large tenant winners

Global Free Zones of the Year 2022 – Regional winners

Global Free Zones of the Year 2022 – Global winners

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

fDi Strategy Awards 2021 – the winners

Global Free Zones of the Year 2021 – Honourable mentions

Global Free Zones of the Year Awards 2021 – Winners

Global Free Zones of the Year 2021 – Excellence awards

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

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

Americas Cities of the Future 2021/2022 – FDI Strategy

Americas Cities of the Future 2021/2022 – overall winners

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

African Tech Ecosystems of the Future — FDI Strategy

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

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

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

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

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

fDi Strategy Awards – Winners

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

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

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

US top destination for biotech investment

Montreal tops strategy category in Tier 2 future cities ranking

San Francisco takes inaugural Tier 2 Cities of the Future crown

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

fDi Strategy Awards 2019 – the winners

fDi Tourism Locations of the Future 2019/20 ranking

Top fDi Performers 2019

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

Greenfield FDI Performance Index 2019: Serbia storms to top

Island Economies of the Future 2019/20 – the results

Singapore tops fDi's first biotech rankings

Asia-Pacific leads global list for BPO

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

fDi Renewable Energy Investments of the Year 2019 - the winners

fDi Return on Investment Ranking 2019: the results

fDi’s Polish Cities of the Future 2019/20

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

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

fDi Strategy Awards 2018 – the winners

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

Nation Brands ranking 2018

Digital Economies of the Future 2018/19 – the results

Russia claims fDi Diversification Index hat-trick

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

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

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

Mozambique tops 2017 Greenfield FDI Performance Index

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

Where do German companies invest?

Sri Lanka most diversified island economy again

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

Singapore leads AI destinations ranking

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

fDi Strategy Awards 2017 - Invest Hong Kong leads the way

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

fDi Global Free Zones of the Year 2017 – the winners

China named 2017’s fastest growing nation brand

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

Shanghai wins out as 2017 biotech FDI hotspots are revealed

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

Sri Lanka retains most diversified island economy crown

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

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

Polish Cities of the Future 2017/18

fDi’s Global Cities of the Future 2016/17 – the winners

fDi Global Free Zones of the Year 2015 – Winners

fDi Global Free Zones of the Year 2014 – Winners

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