Pudong ranks 1st in Shanghai in number of city's top 100 FIEs
Colorful neon lights light up the Oriental Pearl TV Tower in Pudong New Area, Shanghai, one of China's most iconic landmarks. [Photo/WeChat account: pdnews]
The 2022 Shanghai Top 100 Foreign-invested Enterprises (FIEs) was unveiled by the Shanghai Foreign Investment Association on Nov 30. A total of 137 top 100 FIEs are located in the city's Pudong New Area, ranking first in the city. Huangpu and Jing'an districts ranked second on the list, while their number of top 100 FIEs were 19.
The list consists of four categories, covering sales revenue, import and export value, tax contributions and job creation.
A total of 253 foreign-funded companies appeared on the four lists. Apple Computer Trading (Shanghai) Co Ltd was rated first on the revenue list, Tech-Com (Shanghai) Computer Co Ltd topped foreign companies in imports and exports, Porsche (China) Motors Ltd contributed most on the tax list, while Protek (Shanghai) Ltd offered the most jobs, according to Huang Feng, chairman of the association, host of the event.
By origin, up to 70 of the enterprises on the lists come from the United States, followed by 33 from Japan and 30 from Germany.