World Biz Magazine in partnership with WorldFDI.com is honored to present the winners of the 2019 World FDI Awards to our esteemed audience of CEOs and C-Suite decision makers in 80 countries.
Decisions on investments into new territories involve complex challenges for businesses to overcome. The Word FDI Awards encourages business leaders to take the first step to success in a new market by providing our holistically researched view of the countries and regions that present the absolute best opportunities for specific industries in the coming year. As part of our evaluations, our team interviewed CEOs and institutional investors, Investment Promotion Agencies, Advisories, and other FDI stake holders. Our 360 approach also included the research of FDI flows, and direct feedback from local businesses and media partners on the ground in the relevant countries.
Decisions on investments into new territories involve complex challenges for businesses to overcome. The Word FDI Awards encourages business leaders to take the first step to success in a new market by providing our holistically researched view of the countries and regions that present the absolute best opportunities for specific industries in the coming year. As part of our evaluations, our team interviewed CEOs and institutional investors, Investment Promotion Agencies, Advisories, and other FDI stake holders. Our 360 approach also included the research of FDI flows, and direct feedback from local businesses and media partners on the ground in the relevant countries.
The World FDI 2019 Award Winners have proven their commitment to guaranteeing open, dynamic and forward thinking commerce by achieving the highest combined scores for the following points of research :
- Quality of the investment proposal - Level of support offered, Incentives and FTZs - Infrastructure, Talent, Connectivity, Business climate - Stability, Anti-Corruption and Transparency - Ease of access to the market and business finance - Success stories - Professionalism of the IPA - Communication and Marketing - Preparedness for the 4th Industrial Revolution |
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AEROSPACE INDUSTRYLatin America and Caribbean Winner: ProMéxico www.promexico.mx Highlight: Nuevo Leon www.businessnuevoleon.com North America Winner: SelectUSA www.selectusa.gov Highlight: Washington www.choosewashingtonstate.com Asia - Pacific Winner: EDB Singapore www.edb.gov.sg Highlight: Singapore www.edb.gov.sg Europe Winner: Dept for International Trade, UK www.invest.great.gov.uk Highlight: Wales www.tradeandinvest.wales Middle East Winner: Invest in Israel www.investinisrael.gov.il Highlight: Tel Aviv www.investinisrael.gov.il Africa Winner: InvestSA, South Africa www.investsa.gov.za Highlight: Tshwane www.teda.org.za |
AGRICULTURELatin America and Caribbean Winner: Apex-Brasil www.apexbrasil.com.br Highlight: Piaui www.apexbrasil.com.br North America Winner: SelectUSA www.selectusa.gov Highlight: Texas www.businessintexas.com Asia - Pacific Winner: Vietnam Trade Promo Agency www.vietrade.gov.vn Highlight: The Mekong Delta www.vietrade.gov.vn Europe Winner: Business France www.businessfrance.fr Highlight: Nouvelle-Aquitaine www.invest-in-southwestfrance.com Middle East Winner: GAFI, Egypt www.investinegypt.gov.eg Highlight: Monufia www.investinegypt.gov.eg Africa Winner: InvestSA, South Africa www.investsa.gov.za Highlight: KwaZulu-Natal www.tikzn.co.za |
AUTOMATIONLatin America and Caribbean Winner: ProColombia www.procolombia.co Highlight: Bogota www.investinbogota.org North America Winner: Invest in Canada www.investcanada.ca Highlight: Toronto www.torontoglobal.ca Asia - Pacific Winner: Invest in China www.fdi.gov.cn Highlight: Shenzen www.fdi.gov.cn Europe Winner: Germany Trade & Invest www.gtai.de Highlight: Berlin www.berlin.de Middle East Winner: Dubai FDI, UAE www.dubaifdi.gov.ae Highlight: Dubai www.dubaifdi.gov.ae Africa Winner: NIPC, Nigeria www.nipc.gov.ng Highlight: Lagos www.nipc.gov.ng |
AUTOMOTIVELatin America and Caribbean Winner: Apex-Brasil www.apexbrasil.com.br Highlight: Parana www.apdbrasil.org.br North America Winner: SelectUSA www.selectusa.gov Highlight: Alabama www.edpa.org Asia - Pacific Winner: Invest India www.investindia.gov.in Highlight: Maharashtra www.midcindia.org Europe Winner: Germany Trade & Invest www.gtai.de Highlight: Bavaria www.invest-in-bavaria.com Middle East Winner: Invest Saudi, Saudi Arabia www.investsaudi.sa Highlight: Jubail www.jubailcity.com Africa Winner: Invest in Morocco www.invest.gov.ma Highlight: Tangier www.invest.gov.ma |
CHEMICALLatin America and Caribbean Winner: ProMéxico www.promexico.mx Highlight: Tamaulipas www.tamaulipas.gob.mx North America Winner: SelectUSA www.selectusa.gov Highlight: Texas www.businessintexas.com Asia - Pacific Winner: KOTRA, Korea www.kotra.or.kr Highlight: Gyeonggi www.gg.go.kr Europe Winner: Business Belgium www.business.belgium.be Highlight: Flanders www.flandersinvestmentandtrade.com Middle East Winner: Invest Saudi, Saudi Arabia www.investsaudi.sa Highlight: Dammam www.eamana.gov.sa Africa Winner: NIPC, Nigeria www.nipc.gov.ng Highlight: Osun State www.nipc.gov.ng |
CLEAN ENERGYLatin America and Caribbean Winner: Uruguay XXI www.investinuruguay.uy Highlight: Montevideo www.investinuruguay.uy North America Winner: Invest in Canada www.investcanada.ca Highlight: British Columbia www.britishcolumbia.ca Asia - Pacific Winner: Invest India www.investindia.gov.in Highlight: Tamil Nadu www.investingintamilnadu.com Europe Winner: Invest in Denmark www.investindk.com Highlight: Greater Copenhagen www.copcap.com Middle East Winner: Abu Dhabi Investment Office www.investinabudhabi.ae Highlight: Abu Dhabi www.investinabudhabi.ae Africa Winner: Invest in Morocco www.invest.gov.ma Highlight: Ouarzazate www.invest.gov.ma |
CONSTRUCTIONLatin America and Caribbean Winner: ProInversión, Peru www.proinversion.gob.pe Highlight: Lima www.proinversion.gob.pe North America Winner: SelectUSA www.selectusa.gov Highlight: Idaho www.commerce.idaho.gov Asia - Pacific Winner: MIDA, Malaysia www.mida.gov.my Highlight: Selangor www.investselangor.my Europe Winner: Innovation Norway www.innovasjonnorge.no Highlight: Oslo www.oslobusinessregion.no Middle East Winner: Dubai FDI, UAE www.dubaifdi.gov.ae Highlight: Dubai www.dubaifdi.gov.ae Africa Winner: NIPC, Nigeria www.nipc.gov.ng Highlight: Lagos www.nipc.gov.ng |
creativeLatin America and Caribbean Winner: ProColombia www.procolombia.co Highlight: Bogota www.investinbogota.org North America Winner: SelectUSA www.selectusa.gov Highlight: Georgia www.georgia.org Asia - Pacific Winner: Austrade, Australia www.austrade.gov.au Highlight: Western Australia www.jtsi.wa.gov.au/invest-in-wa Europe Winner: Business France www.businessfrance.fr Highlight: Paris www.chooseparisregion.org Middle East Winner: Invest Saudi, Saudi Arabia www.investsaudi.sa Highlight: Riyadh www.investsaudi.sa Africa Winner: NIPC, Nigeria www.nipc.gov.ng Highlight: Lagos www.nipc.gov.ng |
CYBERSECURITYLatin America and Caribbean Winner: Apex-Brasil www.apexbrasil.com.br Highlight: Sao Paolo www.investe.sp.gov.br North America Winner: SelectUSA www.selectusa.gov Highlight: California www.businessportal.ca.gov Asia - Pacific Winner: Invest in China www.fdi.gov.cn Highlight: Shanghai www.fdi.gov.cn Europe Winner: Business Sweden www.business-sweden.se Highlight: Göteborg www.businessregiongoteborg.com Middle East Winner: Invest in Israel www.investinisrael.gov.il Highlight: Tel Aviv www.investinisrael.gov.il Africa Winner: InvestSA, South Africa www.investsa.gov.za Highlight: Durban www.durban.gov.za |
DEFENSELatin America and Caribbean Winner: Apex-Brasil www.apexbrasil.com.br Highlight: Sao Paolo www.investe.sp.gov.br North America Winner: SelectUSA www.selectusa.gov Highlight: Florida www.enterpriseflorida.com Asia - Pacific Winner: Invest in China www.fdi.gov.cn Highlight: Shanghai www.fdi.gov.cn Europe Winner: Invest in Turkey www.invest.gov.tr Highlight: Ankara www.invest.gov.tr Middle East Winner: Invest Saudi, Saudi Arabia www.investsaudi.sa Highlight: Riyadh www.investsaudi.sa Africa Winner: InvestSA, South Africa www.investsa.gov.za Highlight: Gauteng www.ggda.co.za |
EDUCATIONLatin America and Caribbean Winner: CINDE, Costa Rica www.cinde.org Highlight: San Jose www.cinde.org North America Winner: SelectUSA www.selectusa.gov Highlight: California www.businessportal.ca.gov Asia - Pacific Winner: EDB Singapore www.edb.gov.sg Highlight: Singapore www.edb.gov.sg Europe Winner: Germany Trade & Invest www.gtai.de Highlight: Hamburg www.hamburg-invest.com Middle East Winner: Dubai FDI, UAE www.dubaifdi.gov.ae Highlight: Dubai www.dubaifdi.gov.ae Africa Winner: GIPC, Ghana www.gipcghana.com Highlight: Accra www.gipcghana.com |
ELECTRONICSLatin America and Caribbean Winner: Invest Chile www.investchile.gob.cl Highlight: Santiago de Chile www.investchile.gob.cl North America Winner: SelectUSA www.selectusa.gov Highlight: Texas www.businessintexas.com Asia - Pacific Winner: KOTRA, Korea www.kotra.or.kr Highlight: Gyeonggi www.gg.go.kr Europe Winner: Business France www.businessfrance.fr Highlight: Lyon www.aderly.com Middle East Winner: Ministry of Commerce, Qatar www.moci.gov.qa Highlight: Doha www.moci.gov.qa Africa Winner: Invest in Morocco www.invest.gov.ma Highlight: Tangier www.invest.gov.ma |
ENVIRONMENTLatin America and Caribbean Winner: Invest Dominica Authority www.investdominica.com Highlight: Dominica www.investdominica.com North America Winner: Invest in Canada www.investcanada.ca Highlight: Ontario www.investinontario.com Asia - Pacific Winner: Invest in China www.fdi.gov.cn Highlight: Beijing www.fdi.gov.cn Europe Winner: Business Finland www.businessfinland.fi Highlight: Tampere www.businesstampere.com Middle East Winner: Abu Dhabi Investment Office www.eia.gov.ae Highlight: Abu Dhabi www.investinabudhabi.ae Africa Winner: Rwanda Development Board www.rdb.rw Highlight: Kigali www.rdb.rw |
FINANCELatin America and Caribbean Winner: ProColombia www.procolombia.co Highlight: Bogota www.investinbogota.org North America Winner: SelectUSA www.selectusa.gov Highlight: New York www.esd.ny.gov Asia - Pacific Winner: EDB Singapore www.edb.gov.sg Highlight: Singapore www.edb.gov.sg Europe Winner: Dept for International Trade, UK www.invest.great.gov.uk Highlight: London www.invest.great.gov.uk Middle East Winner: Dubai FDI, UAE www.eia.gov.ae Highlight: Dubai www.dubaifdi.gov.ae Africa Winner: NIPC, Nigeria www.nipc.gov.ng Highlight: Lagos www.nipc.gov.ng |
FOODLatin America and Caribbean Winner: ProInversión, Peru www.proinversion.gob.pe Highlight: Lima www.proinversion.gob.pe North America Winner: SelectUSA www.selectusa.gov Highlight: Montana www.business.mt.gov Asia - Pacific Winner: Austrade, Australia www.austrade.gov.au Highlight: New South Wales www.invest.nsw.gov.au Europe Winner: Invest in Russia www.investinrussia.com Highlight: Moscow www.investinrussia.com Middle East Winner: Ithraa, Oman www.ithraa.om Highlight: Muscat www.ithraa.om Africa Winner: TIC, Tanzania www.tic.go.tz Highlight: Dar es Salaam www.tic.go.tz |
HOSPITALITYLatin America and Caribbean Winner: InvesTT, Trinidad and Tobago www.investt.co.tt Highlight: Tobago www.investt.co.tt North America Winner: SelectUSA www.selectusa.gov Highlight: California www.businessportal.ca.gov Asia - Pacific Winner: BOI, Sri Lanka www.investsrilanka.com Highlight: Colombo www.investsrilanka.com Europe Winner: Invest Cyprus www.investcyprus.org.cy Highlight: Nicosia www.investcyprus.org.cy Middle East Winner: JIC, Jordan www.jic.gov.jo Highlight: Aqaba www.aqabazone.com Africa Winner: Invest in Morocco www.invest.gov.ma Highlight: Casablanca www.smit.gov.ma |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYLatin America and Caribbean Winner: ProMéxico www.promexico.mx Highlight: Mexico City www.promexico.mx North America Winner: SelectUSA www.selectusa.gov Highlight: California www.businessportal.ca.gov Asia - Pacific Winner: Invest India www.investindia.gov.in Highlight: Hyderabad www.apedb.gov.in Europe Winner: Dept for International Trade, UK www.invest.great.gov.uk Highlight: London www.invest.great.gov.uk Middle East Winner: Invest in Israel www.investinisrael.gov.il Highlight: Tel Aviv www.investinisrael.gov.il Africa Winner: NIPC, Nigeria www.nipc.gov.ng Highlight: Lagos www.nipc.gov.ng |
LIFE SCIENCESLatin America and Caribbean Winner: ProColombia www.procolombia.co Highlight: Bogota www.investinbogota.org North America Winner: SelectUSA www.selectusa.gov Highlight: New Jersey www.njeda.com Asia - Pacific Winner: EDB Singapore www.edb.gov.sg Highlight: Singapore www.edb.gov.sg Europe Winner: SGE, Switzerland www.s-ge.com Highlight: Basel www.s-ge.com Middle East Winner: Dubai FDI, UAE www.eia.gov.ae Highlight: Dubai www.dubaifdi.gov.ae Africa Winner: GIPC, Ghana www.gipcghana.com Highlight: Accra www.gipcghana.com |
MANUFACTURINGLatin America and Caribbean Winner: Apex-Brasil www.apexbrasil.com.br Highlight: Sao Paolo www.investe.sp.gov.br North America Winner: SelectUSA www.selectusa.gov Highlight: North Carolina www.edpnc.com Asia - Pacific Winner: Invest in China www.fdi.gov.cn Highlight: Shenzen www.fdi.gov.cn Europe Winner: Business Belgium www.business.belgium.be Highlight: Wallonia www.wallonia.be Middle East Winner: GAFI, Egypt www.investinegypt.gov.eg Highlight: Cairo www.investinegypt.gov.eg Africa Winner: KenInvest, Kenya www.invest.go.ke Highlight: Nairobi www.invest.go.ke |
MARITIMELatin America and Caribbean Winner: Invest Chile www.investchile.gob.cl Highlight: Antofagasta www.investchile.gob.cl North America Winner: Invest in Canada www.investcanada.ca Highlight: British Columbia www.britishcolumbia.ca Asia - Pacific Winner: Invest in China www.fdi.gov.cn Highlight: Shenzen www.fdi.gov.cn Europe Winner: Innovation Norway www.innovasjonnorge.no Highlight: Oslo www.innovasjonnorge.no Middle East Winner: Dubai FDI, UAE www.eia.gov.ae Highlight: Dubai www.dubaifdi.gov.ae Africa Winner: KenInvest, Kenya www.invest.go.ke Highlight: Mombasa www.invest.go.ke |
MININGLatin America and Caribbean Winner: ProInversión, Peru www.proinversion.gob.pe Highlight: Junín www.proinversion.gob.pe North America Winner: Invest in Canada www.investcanada.ca Highlight: Quebec www.investquebec.com Asia - Pacific Winner: Austrade, Australia www.austrade.gov.au Highlight: Western Australia www.jtsi.wa.gov.au/invest-in-wa Europe Winner: Invest in Russia www.investinrussia.com Highlight: Sverdlovsk www.investinrussia.com Middle East Winner: Invest Saudi, Saudi Arabia www.investsaudi.sa Highlight: Wa’ad Al-Shamal www.investsaudi.sa Africa Winner: AIPEX, Angola www.aipex.gov.ao Highlight: Lunda Sul www.aipex.gov.ao |
OIL AND GASLatin America and Caribbean Winner: ProMéxico www.promexico.mx Highlight: Veracruz www.promexico.mx North America Winner: SelectUSA www.selectusa.gov Highlight: Texas www.businessintexas.com Asia - Pacific Winner: Austrade, Australia www.austrade.gov.au Highlight: Western Australia www.jtsi.wa.gov.au/invest-in-wa Europe Winner: Dept for International Trade, UK www.invest.great.gov.uk Highlight: Scotland www.sdi.co.uk Middle East Winner: KDIPA, Kuwait www.kdipa.gov.kw Highlight: Kuwait www.kdipa.gov.kw Africa Winner: GIPC, Ghana www.gipcghana.com Highlight: Accra www.gipcghana.com |
REAL ESTATELatin America and Caribbean Winner: ProInversión, Peru www.proinversion.gob.pe Highlight: Lima www.proinversion.gob.pe North America Winner: SelectUSA www.selectusa.gov Highlight: California www.businessportal.ca.gov Asia - Pacific Winner: Kazakh Invest, Kazakhstan www.oldinvest.zed.kz Highlight: Astana www.oldinvest.zed.kz Europe Winner: Dept for International Trade, UK www.invest.great.gov.uk Highlight: Manchester www.invest.great.gov.uk Middle East Winner: GAFI, Egypt www.investinegypt.gov.eg Highlight: New Capital Region www.investinegypt.gov.eg Africa Winner: Rwanda Development Board www.rdb.rw Highlight: Kigali www.rdb.rw |
RETAILLatin America and Caribbean Winner: ProInversión, Peru www.proinversion.gob.pe Highlight: Lima www.proinversion.gob.pe North America Winner: SelectUSA www.selectusa.gov Highlight: California www.businessportal.ca.gov Asia - Pacific Best Country: Invest in Mongolia www.investmongolia.gov.mn Highlight: Ulaanbaatar www.investmongolia.gov.mn Europe Winner: Invest in Turkey www.invest.gov.tr Highlight: Istanbul www.invest.gov.tr Middle East Winner: JIC, Jordan www.jic.gov.jo Highlight: Aqaba www.aqabazone.com Africa Winner: AIPEX, Angola www.aipex.gov.ao Highlight: Luanda www.aipex.gov.ao |
SERVICESLatin America and Caribbean Winner: Apex-Brasil www.apexbrasil.com.br Highlight: Sao Paolo www.investe.sp.gov.br North America Winner: SelectUSA www.selectusa.gov Highlight: New York www.esd.ny.gov Asia - Pacific Winner: EDB Singapore www.edb.gov.sg Highlight: Singapore www.edb.gov.sg Europe Winner: Dept for International Trade, UK www.invest.great.gov.uk Highlight: London www.invest.great.gov.uk Middle East Winner: Dubai FDI, UAE www.eia.gov.ae Highlight: Dubai www.dubaifdi.gov.ae Africa Winner: InvestSA, South Africa www.investsa.gov.za Highlight: Cape Town www.investcapetown.com |
TELECOMSLatin America and Caribbean Winner: Invest Chile www.investchile.gob.cl Highlight: Santiago www.investchile.gob.cl North America Winner: Invest in Canada www.investcanada.ca Highlight: British Columbia www.britishcolumbia.ca Asia - Pacific Winner: Vietnam Trade Promo Agency www.vietrade.gov.vn Highlight: Hanoi www.vietrade.gov.vn Europe Winner: ICEX, Spain www.investinspain.org Highlight: Madrid www.investinspain.org Middle East Winner: Ithraa, Oman www.ithraa.om Highlight: Muscat www.ithraa.om Africa Winner: CEPICI, Côte d'voire www.cepici.gouv.ci Highlight: Abidjan www.cepici.gouv.ci |
TRANSPORTLatin America and Caribbean Winner: Apex-Brasil www.apexbrasil.com.br Highlight: Parana www.apdbrasil.org.br North America Winner: SelectUSA www.selectusa.gov Highlight: Michigan www.michiganbusiness.org Asia - Pacific Winner: MIDA, Malaysia www.mida.gov.my Highlight: Selangor www.investkl.gov.my Europe Winner: Czech Invest www.czechinvest.org Highlight: Prague www.czechinvest.org Middle East Winner: Dubai FDI, UAE www.eia.gov.ae Highlight: Dubai www.dubaifdi.gov.ae Africa Winner: NIPC, Nigeria www.nipc.gov.ng Highlight: Lagos www.nipc.gov.ng |
WATERLatin America and Caribbean Winner: CINDE, Costa Rica www.cinde.org Highlight: San Jose www.cinde.org North America Winner: Invest in Canada www.investcanada.ca Highlight: British Columbia www.britishcolumbia.ca Asia - Pacific Winner: Invest India www.investindia.gov.in Highlight: Mumbai www.investindia.gov.in Europe Winner: ABA – Invest in Austria www.investinaustria.at Highlight: Vienna www.investinaustria.at Middle East Winner: Bahrain EDB www.bahrainedb.com Highlight: Manama www.bahrainedb.com Africa Winner: EIC, Ethiopia www.investethiopia.gov.et Highlight: Addis Ababa www.investethiopia.gov.et |
INNOVATIONLatin America and Caribbean Winner: ProColombia www.procolombia.co Highlight: Bogota www.investinbogota.org North America Winner: Invest in Canada www.investcanada.ca Highlight: Toronto www.toronto.ca Asia - Pacific Winner: Invest India www.investindia.gov.in Highlight: Hyderabad www.apedb.gov.in Europe Winner: SGE, Switzerland www.s-ge.com Highlight: Zurich www.s-ge.com Middle East Winner: Invest in Israel www.investinisrael.gov.il Highlight: Tel Aviv www.investinisrael.gov.il Africa Winner: NIPC, Nigeria www.nipc.gov.ng Highlight: Lagos www.nipc.gov.ng |
COMMERCELatin America and Caribbean Winner: Apex-Brasil www.apexbrasil.com.br Highlight: Sao Paolo www.investe.sp.gov.br North America Winner: SelectUSA www.selectusa.gov Highlight: California www.businessportal.ca.gov Asia - Pacific Winner: Invest in China www.fdi.gov.cn Highlight: Shenzen www.fdi.gov.cn Europe Winner: Germany Trade & Invest www.gtai.de Highlight: Hamburg www.hamburg-invest.com Middle East Winner: Dubai FDI, UAE www.eia.gov.ae Highlight: Dubai www.dubaifdi.gov.ae Africa Winner: InvestSA, South Africa www.investsa.gov.za Highlight: Cape Town www.investcapetown.com |