Zbog vala direktnih stranih ulaganja, ekonomija te kandidatkinje za EU je u periodu od 2002. do 2006. ubrzano rasla po godišnjoj stopi od 6%, usporivši naredne godine na oko 4,5%.
Due to a wave of foreign direct investment, the EU candidate's economy mushroomed from 2002 to 2006 at an annual rate of 6%, slowing to about 4.5% the following year.