The majority of the investments comes from the US: 42 projects worth jointly EUR 1.09 billion will create 8563 new jobs. On the second place there is United Kingdom (16 projects, total value EUR 373 million, 5802 new jobs), on the third - Germany - (15 projects,  EUR 489 million, 4522 jobs). Among the most popular sectors the first place is taken by the  automotive (33 projects, total value of EUR 2.1 billion, 12622 jobs), followed by the BPO (29 projects, EUR 26 million 6392 jobs) and the machine sector (11  projects, EUR 657 million, 2946 jobs).
By the mid-December PAIiIZ completed 52 investment projects of the total value of EUR 1 170 million which can create 10184 new jobs. The highest number of projects comes from the US (13), Japan (5), China, France and South Korea (4 each). Among them China is the largest employer (the 4 mentioned project create 2853 jobs). The biggest investor is Japan - this year's Japanese investments are worth a total of 176 million euros).
Among the investors who decided to operate in Poland, 16 represent the BPO and R&D sector, 8 the automotive sector and 5 the food sector. Investments in the services sector do not involve high capital expenditure - here the automotive sector leads (595.4 million euros this year), however they create the biggest number of jobs (2490).
According to the National Bank of Poland the inflow of foreign direct investments (FDI) to Poland in January-October 2011 period amounted to EUR 9.05 billion - 34% more than in the whole 2010.

Source: PAIiIZ