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29 March 2024

Dafza ranked 1st in ‘Global Free Zones Future Rankings’

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Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (Dafza) has been ranked 1st globally in the list of “Global Free Zones of the Future Rankings and Awards 2012/13” released by the the Financial Times' fDi Magazine.

Dafza won this rating as a result of its strategic approach and well-articulated plans to service its investors and partners, said a press statement on Monday.

Dr. Mohammed Al Zarooni, Director General of Dafza, said: "We were quite confident that Dafza will stand out as one of the best Free Zones in the world at one point of time, with its planned strategies and vision.

“Winning this prestigious award is the outcome of our concerted efforts to apply world-class processes and methodologies which encourage creativity and innovation in rendering best values for companies seeking to operate overseas.”

Considered the only reputed Free Zones Rankings around the globe, fDi Magazine rankings are based on several criteria such as outstanding perfor­mance, growth and expansion plans, and presence of high growth industries."

Dr. Al Zarooni said: “The key objective of participating in the Global Free Zones Ranking is to benchmark our performance with the world renowned Free Zones and determine our position in the Free Zones world map.

"This has helped us immensely to improve our standards constant­ly, develop our infrastructure and provide quality services to meet our clients' ultimate satisfaction. Given this award, we know where we are positioned and what we need to do further to exceed our customers' expectations and satisfy their business needs," he added.