Poland the most attractive FDI destination in CEE - EY
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As many as 31 percent of investors named Poland as the most attractive location for new investment projects in the CEE region, making Poland the most sought-after FDI destination in CEE, according to a report by advisory EY. Czech Republic came in second with 11 percent of investors naming it the most attractive, followed by Romania with 9 percent.
In 2013 Poland attracted 107 new investments, placing 10th in Europe, three spots down from the previous year. However, as Poland attracts many labor-intensive projects, it ranked third in Europe in terms of jobs created in new FDI projects (13,862 workplaces, 6 percent more than in 2012).
Poland also saw the highest number of R&D investments in CEE (12 projects), which created 473 workplaces. As many as 52 percent of all FDI projects were however industrial. The largest number of new jobs were created in the logistics segment.
Among Western European countries, Germany was named the most alluring FDI destination by 40 percent of investors polled, followed by the UK (23 percent) and France (11 percent).
