Predictions that government will be told foreign investment has fallen

The government will learn today how strong the figures for foreign direct investment have been for the first half of the year. According to Parkiet, the Cabinet will be told that the inflow of cash was smaller than the year before. Calculations from the National Bank of Poland indicate that investment stood at zł.2.09 billion until the end of June, compared to $2.17 billion in the same period of 2003. According to the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ) the inflow is likely to increase in the second half of the year and their structure is also shifting towards greenfields, which are the most desired form of entry. However, Poland is mentioned in the top five destinations for FDI in the world according to numerous publications. The expected investment should amount to $6-7 billion in 2004 and be further boosted over the following years. (Parkiet, p. 8) M.M.