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Foreign direct investment poured into Poland last year, latest figures show, revealing there is still massive growth to come in this market.

FDI into the country reached €11.69 billion last year - up 46.6% from the €7.71 billion in 2005 , the National Bank of Poland said.

The amount of FDI exceeded the bank's earlier forecast by a huge €1.69 billion.

The EU was the biggest investor, with 75 per cent of the money coming from member states; but Asian investors also featured strongly, in particular Sharp and LG.