FDI Magazine, a part of the London-based Financial Times group, has selected Slovenia's northeastern region of Pomurje as one of the ten European regions which are the most attractive for foreign investments.

FDI Magazine, which focuses on foreign investments, is published in Europe, the US and Asia, and is mainly read by representatives of multinational companies and advisers for foreign investment locations.

Regional Development Agency Mura, which runs the project Attracting Foreign Investments in Pomurje, received the award "Pomurje – the 2006-2007 European Region of the Future" on 16 March in France's Cannes.

The Pomurje project scored top points for:

• human resources,
• information technology and telecommunications,
• quality of life,
• strategy of FDI promotion and
• cost efficiency.

According to the Agency, more than 120 foreign companies and companies with foreign and domestic owners have already been established in Pomurje, with 1,700 employees and a total annual turnover of SIT 47 billion (196.16 million Euros).

Source: STA Press Agency and Regional Development Agency Mura