Kearney's shinning FDI index report on Poland

According to a report from global consulting company A.T. Kearney on the FDI confidence index, the most attractive countries for investments are China, USA, Mexico and Poland. Poland has gone up from 11th position in 2002. What is surprising is that France, Italy and Canada were out of the top ten states. According to the 2003 report, Poland has been ranked fourth, the highest position ever since the index began. It turned out that 16% of potential investors changed their negative opinion about Poland. The main reason for this appears to be looming EU accession. Together with other factors, Poland is no longer being perceived as a country with only cheap labor, but rather a nation with a highly skilled workforce. However, the picture is not all one of roses, as Poland has to compete for FDI with the growing attractiveness of other Central European states. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B3) M.M.