Government will discuss ways to boost falling FDI next week

The law is expected to help reverse the disturbing trend of falling foreign direct investment, which last year amounted to a paltry zł.17.1 billion, representing a 25% fall from 2002. The proposed bill is just one of four laws designed to boost this year's FDI levels to zł.32 billion. Other proposed bills include a new FDI promotion law, support for high-technology firms bill and regulations which allows the creation of industrial parks. Some investors are skeptical as to how much support the proposed legislation can garner. "In a few months, we will be able to say what we can actually offer," said Andrzej Zdebski, president of the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency. (Puls Biznesu, p. 12) A.N.