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However, the investment picture is not so rosy in the new member states. "Despite entry into the European Union, global investors expressed slightly lower levels of interest in new EU member markets this year".
Poland - previously the darling of global investors - dropped from fourth to 12th. The Czech Republic and Hungary also slipped down the rankings.
"Now that the novelty of EU membership is fading, corporate investors are anxious to see just how these markets perform given the challenges that the EU accession poses", says the survey.
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Corruption and poor infrastructure were the top two reasons for the decline in investors' enthusiasm.
And the survey adds, "EU reforms are a double-edged sword. While they are expected to bring infrastructure investments and regulatory stability within the EU single market, the economic and social costs of adjustment remain high".
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Připravuje Markéta Frýbová