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Table 4-2 - Zones Selected for Comparative Benchmarking within OIC Member Countries
No. Zone Country
Year of
Establishment
Sectoral Focus
1
Bahrain
International
Investment Park
Bahrain 2010
Manufacturing and international service
operations.
2
North Sitra
Industrial Estate
Bahrain N/A
Re-export activities including machinery
and equipment
3
Alexandria Public
Free Trade Zone
Egypt 1973
Food processing, chemicals and
petrochemicals, fertilizers, petroleum
services, engineering and electronics
and medical equipment manufacturing
4
Nasr City Public
Free Zone
Egypt 1973
Pharmaceuticals, medical equipment,
engineering and electronics
5
Suez Trade Free
Zone
Egypt 1975
Ship maintenance industry, maritime
services companies, petroleum business,
metal products
processors/manufacturers and weaving
6 Tanjung Api-Api Indonesia 2014
Rubber, oil palm and petrochemical
activities
7 Bitung Indonesia 2014
Fish processing, shipyard industries,
coconut processing, food industry, metal
industry, distribution and logistics
activities
8 MBTK Indonesia 2014
Oil palm industry including industrial,
logistics, processing and export
activities
9 Aqaba Free Zone Jordan 2001
Tourism, heavy industries, light
industries, services, commercial,
logistics/warehousing, transportation,
education, health & environment
activities
10
Kings Hussein
Business Park
Jordan 2010
Mixed-use technology sector and front
and middle office activities
11
Ma’an
Development
Area (MDA)
Jordan 2008
Light, medium and heavy industries,
ceramics, plastics, electrical appliances,
renewable energy and tourism activities
12
Bayan Lepas Free
Industrial Zone
Malaysia 1972
Electronics and electrics, healthcare
instrument manufacturing,
Petrochemicals and shared business
services and outsourcing activities
13
Port Klang Free
Zone
Malaysia Unknown
Manufacturing, trading and logistics
activities clustered around regional