Znaczenie kapitału w rozwoju Województwa Małopolskiego w latach 90

The importance of foreign capital in the Małopolska region

The increase of investment attractiveness of Poland in 19903 caused the increase of the flow of foreign capital-especially in the form of indirect foreign investments. Whereas in 1993 their accumulated value did not exceed three milliard USD, in 1998 their value was tenfold greater and in the middle of 2000 it reached about 40 milliard USD.  The capital was located mainly in the former voivodships of Warszawa (44,6% of the global foreign capital) Wrocław, Poznań, Kraków and Bielsko. In the Malopolska region, which includes the former Kraków voivodship, direct foreign investments are also regionally polarised which points to the difference of their importance in the economy development. The biggest number of companies with foreign capital can be found in Kraków and the smallest number in the territorial units of Bochnia and Limanowa.  In consequence. the territorial units that are poor (not attractive for foreign investors) are becoming poorer and poorer and underdeveloped as well.  For this reason the support of local governments and the state for encouraging direct investments to this regions is necessary. They are essential for creating new jobs and improving the technical level of production.