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European countries have jumped up the list of the most attractive places to invest in, according to a survey published on Tuesday (12 October).
The report - by global consultancy firm ATKearney - measures how confident executives of the world's largest companies are in various investment locations.
improving – zlepšující se investment – investice to jump up – poskočit, vyšplhat se list – seznam the most – nejvíce according to – podle survey – výzkum, průzkum consultancy firm – poradenská firma to measure – měřit confident – sebejistý executive – guvernér, výkonný činitel, vedoucí úředník largest – největší various - různý
The UK tops the European list, as the fourth most attractive destination in the world for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), ranking behind China, the US and India.
Germany follows the UK in fifth place and both France and Italy re-enter the World top ten (6th and 9th respectively) after dropping out of the premier league last year.
to top – být na vrcholu, být v čele the fourth – čtvrtý destination – místo, cíl cesty to rank – řadit se, umístit se, hodnotit to follow –následovat the fifth – pátý both France and Italy – jak Francie, tak Itálie both – obojí, oba, obě to re-enter – znovu vstoupit 6th and 9th respectively – 6. a 9. v tomto pořadí (tj. Francie je na šestém a Itálie na devátém místě) to drop out – vypadnout premier league – hlavní liga
Despite political transatlantic tensions, FDI flows between the US and the old EU 15 soared from 61 billion dollars in 2002 to 81 billion dollars in 2003.
And during all-time lows for Franco-US relations, US investors remained the primary source of French FDI. Nearly one in four of jobs created in France from foreign investment came from the US, says the report.
"US investors ranked the UK as the second most attractive market in the world in 2004, pouring more cumulative investments into the UK than into any other country in the world ... the US corporate asset base in the UK is greater than the US asset base in Asia and the US asset base in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East combined", says the document.
despite – navzdory transatlantic – zámořský, záoceánský tension – napětí flow – tok, proud to soar – zvýšit se all-time low – nejnižší bod, který byl dosažen to remain – zůstat primary – hlavní source – zdroj nearly –téměř one in four – jeden ze čtyř foreign – zahraniční to pour – nalít corporate asset – podniková aktiva greater – větší ……Latin America, Africa...combined – Latinská Amerika, Afrika …dohromady
Připravuje Markéta Frýbová