China tops the list - CEO Watch - Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index - Brief Article

Chief Executive, The, Nov, 2003

CHINA IS A MORE attractive place to invest than the United States--and
in fact the most desirable location in the world--according to the
latest Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index by A.T. Kearney, the
management consulting firm. The index, based on a survey of executives
from the world's largest companies, asked respondents about future
direct investments.

(2002)     (2003)
  Rank       Rank            Country

     1          1              CHINA
     2          2      UNITED STATES
     9          3             MEXICO
    11          4             POLAND
     4          5            GERMANY
    15          6              INDIA
     3          7     UNITED KINGDOM
    17          8             RUSSIA
    13          9             BRAZIL
     7         10              SPAIN
     5         11             FRANCE
     6         12              ITALY
    14         13     CZECH REPUBLIC
     8         14             CANADA
    12         15              JAPAN
    20         16           THAILAND
    16         17            HUNGARY
    21         18        SOUTH KOREA
    10         19          AUSTRALIA
    24         20             TAIWAN

Source: A.T. Kearney