GIFT City Climbs Nine Places to 37th Rank in Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 40)

Exam-focused facts from the 21 September 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

GIFT City has climbed nine places to 37th rank globally in the 40th edition of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 40), up from 46th in the previous edition, and ranks among the top 15 financial centres in the Asia-Pacific region.
In the GFCI fintech ranking, GIFT City moved up three places to 26th globally from 29th in the previous edition.
GFCI 40 lists GIFT City among 15 centres expected to become more significant over the next two to three years.
The GFCI report evaluates 115 financial centres on their fintech ecosystem, covering regulatory environment, skilled talent, access to finance, ICT infrastructure, and innovation support.
GFCI rankings are calculated using 144 instrumental factors and 39,531 survey assessments gathered from 6,147 international respondents.