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2010 Investment Overview
( 08 / June / 2010 )
Investments that were mediated by the CzechInvest agency in H1 2010 will create a total of 4,561 new jobs in the Czech Republic. Czech and foreign companies have prepared a total of 125 projects, which is 15% less year on year. According to the latest statistics, investments in the Czech Republic most typically go to information technologies and software development. In H1, there were 48 such projects, or nearly a third of the total number. The second most popular industry was engineering with 19 new projects. The third strongest sector was electronics and electric engineering with 15 new investment projects. Most reported projects (33) are located in South Moravia while the biggest volume of investments (CZK 1.208 bln) was attracted by the Region of Usti. The biggest investment opportunities in the former Eastern bloc are according to the representatives of 13 private equity companies in Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania. The sectors with the most potential for investment are the energy, healthcare, food, telecoms and information technology sectors. This stems from a survey conducted by TPA Horwath. Up to 96 % of respondents expect there to be more investments opportunities in the Czech Republic than in Slovakia. This is the result of the y/y drop in investor expectations on the Slovak market from 13 to 6 %.