One key phrase all property investors should take note of is "follow the money" - and that's what we aim to do in this, our first Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Monitor.

We aim to report on the latest announcements regarding investment into a range of countries by foreign companies on a regular basis in our FDI Monitor, helping you "follow the money".

Poland

The Polish Prime Minister said that the value of FDI in Poland should total $10bn in 2006. meeting members of foreign chambers of commerce he added that he expects the inflow of FDI to grow as Poland's infrastructure improves with the help of EU funds.

Mobile phone operator P4, owned by the venture fund Novator from Iceland and telecommunications company Netia from Poland, plans to invest EUR 650m in its network, which will be the 4th largest in the country