U Nišu raste bojazan da će velike investicije -- poput one kad je Philip Morris 2003. otkupio lokalnu fabriku cigareta -- predstavljati izuzetak, a ne pravilo, ako grad ne bude mogao okončati, kako izgleda, odugovlačenje u Beogradu.
Nis's boosters fear that big investments -- such as the Philip Morris acquisition of the local cigarette factory in 2003 -- will be the exception and not the rule if the city is unable to end the perceived foot-dragging in Belgrade.