Poland among the top in the EU with FDIs - report

Foreign entities invested €12.89 billion in Poland in 2017, which was the second best result in the EU, according to fDI Markets report. Overall, last year, there were 335 FDIs in Poland which created 86,743 jobs, which was the best result in the whole EU. “The activity of foreign investors in Poland in 2017 was impressive. In the course of the year, the number of projects announced by investors increased from 272 to 335. Particularly noteworthy is the doubling of the total value of FDI projects (increase by 52 percent y/y) on an annual basis, as well as the number of jobs (an increase of 48 percent y/y),” the report said. According to the report, the largest number of projects was in the construction sector (95), ICT (73), and automotive (49) - in this industry investments are expected to bring the most capital to Poland (€2.1 billion in total). This was the best result since 2008, when, according to fDI Markets, 387 projects were launched worth €23 billion and creating over 110k jobs.