Government says better times ahead as deals for 30,000 jobs are discussed

The government says the economy is about to enjoy a very favorable period. Deputy Prime Minister Jerzy Hausner is expecting the country's credit rating to increase. Meanwhile, the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ) believes that interest from foreign companies in the country will grow. In the first six months of the 2004 they invested only about $ 3 billion in Poland. But yesterday PAIiIZ president Andrzej Zdebski revealed that the agency is now discussing deals with about 20 investors that want to start or develop their activity in Poland. If these companies decide to chose Poland around 30 thousand new jobs could be created. According to Rzeczpospolita, car companies are the prime potential investors. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B2) A.F.