FT gives good ranking to CEPZ
Wednesday, 9 June 2010
Munima Sultana
The Financial Times, London-based FDI magazine, has ranked the Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) as the 3rd best cost competitive zone in the world and 4th in best economic potential for 2010-11.
The magazine's Global Ranking Competition of Economic Zones ranked the CEPZ along with Clark Freeport in the Philippines, Togo Export Processing Zone in West Africa, after evaluating data of 200 economic zones for the first time.
The FT Business conducted a research for six months and announced the ranking on June 4, officials of the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority disclosed this while launching the automation of Dhaka Export Processing Zone at Savar on Monday.
They said the CEPZ participated in the global ranking in March.
The Financial Times, London-based FDI magazine, has ranked the Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) as the 3rd best cost competitive zone in the world and 4th in best economic potential for 2010-11.
The magazine's Global Ranking Competition of Economic Zones ranked the CEPZ along with Clark Freeport in the Philippines, Togo Export Processing Zone in West Africa, after evaluating data of 200 economic zones for the first time.
The FT Business conducted a research for six months and announced the ranking on June 4, officials of the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority disclosed this while launching the automation of Dhaka Export Processing Zone at Savar on Monday.
They said the CEPZ participated in the global ranking in March.