Special Economic Zones in the OIC Region:
Learning from Experience
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No. Zone Country
Year of
Establishment
Sectoral Focus
distribution centres and international
procurement centres
14 Iskandar Malaysia 2006
Electrical and electronics, petrochemical
and oil and gas, food and agro-
processing, logistics and tourism
activities
15
Tanger Med Free
Trade Zone
Morocco 2003
Automotive and aerospace industry and
logistics and distribution activities
16
Kenitra
Automotive Free
Zone (Atlantic
Free Zone)
Morocco Unknown
Automobile-related activities and other
export activities, industrial logistics and
shared support services
17 MidParc Morocco 2011 Aerospace and electronic sectors
18
Ogun Guandong
Free Trade Zone
Nigeria 2008
Construction materials and ceramics,
ironware, furniture, wood processing,
medicine, computers and lighting
manufacturing activities
19 Lekki Free Zone Nigeria 2008
Transportation equipment, textile and
light industries, home appliances and
telecommunication manufacturing
activities
20 Mersin Free Zone Turkey 1986
Manufacturing, logistics and
warehousing with a focus on industrial
and agricultural products and activities
21
Antalya Free
Zone
Turkey 1985
Tourism, maritime manufacturing,
machinery manufacturing and repair,
medicine, agriculture, textiles and
electronics activities
22
Jebel Ali Free
Zone
UAE 1985
Warehousing, medical
supply/instrumentation, machine tools,
construction, food processing,
electronics, chemicals, stationery,
fashion industries
23
Ras Al Khaimah
Free Trade Zone
UAE 2000
Storage, manufacturing, packaging,
processing and assembly activities,
consulting and services activities and
trade activities
Source: BuroHappold Analysis 2017. Note: where information is not available N/A has been used.