Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- Port City Colombo (PCC) has been named the Best Knowledge Zone in Asia-Pacific at the Global Free Zones of the Year 2025 awards organised by fDi Intelligence, a division of the Financial Times.

This prestigious recognition places Sri Lanka's flagship development project among the world's top-performing free zones, alongside leading hubs such as the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, Cayman Enterprise City, and Zona Especial Canaria.

Built on a 269-hectare reclaimed land off the coast of Colombo, Port City Colombo was declared a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in 2021. Despite recent economic challenges, the project has continued to attract international investment interest.

After weathering a difficult economic period fo...