2007 set to be a record year for foreign investment

"Looking at the results of the first seven months, one can assume that last year's result will be beaten. I do not anticipate the inflow of FDI exceed substantially EUR 12 billion," said Paweł Wojciechowski, president of the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ). According to Ernst&Young, in 2006 alone foreign investors created over 31,000 new jobs. To keep the position of regional leader in terms of attracting foreign investors, Poland has to focus not only on attracting new investors, but also on keeping existing investors in the country, as soon the advantages of Poland will shift eastwards. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B2) M.M.