“The increase in investment influx in comparison to the previous year is noticeable. Between January and March, the growth may have amounted to 20%”, said Łyżwa to PAP on Thursday. “PAIiIZ estimates that in 2010 the influx of foreign direct investment amounted to € 10 billion. I believe that this year’s result can be slightly better. The National Bank of Poland’s data on the influx of foreign direct investment are underestimates according to our calculations. In the middle of the year, there should be a positive update of the 2010 data”, added Łyżwa. The National Bank of Poland’s data show that in 2010 the influx of foreign direct investment amounted to € 7.5 billion in comparison to € 8.4 billion in 2009. The documents seen by PAP show that PAIiIZ is currently servicing 159 projects of a total value of € 6.47 billion, which may help create 38,600 new jobs. From the beginning of the year until the end of April, the Agency took positive investment decisions regarding 15 investment projects of a total value of € 421 million, which resulted in the employment of 3038 new people”, PAP was informed by PAIiIZ.

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