Guangzhou's Huangpu district ranked seventh among the top 100 domestic districts this year, according to a list released by CCID Consulting's Urban Economic Research Center on Aug 17.
Guangzhou's Huangpu district has become the first of the national economic development zones to launch a green financing guarantee institution.
Twenty-two companies from Huangpu district were among the top 50 Guangzhou enterprises by innovation in 2020.
R&D expenditure in Guangzhou's Huangpu district accounted for 4.38 percent of regional GDP in 2020, which is at a world leading level.