(CIANEWS) - CzechInvest (CI) negotiated 24 investment projects worth CZK 19.30bn in 2022. They will create 2,655 jobs. These included investments in the chip and manufacturing industry, medical devices, electromobility, and software development. A new automotive technology centre was also created. There were 10 projects from the Czech Republic, but the highest investments came from three projects from the USA, with a total of CZK 4.04bn. Three projects from Germany (722) accounted for the most jobs. The most popular target location was the Ústí nad Labem region. There were 252 investors interested in investing in the Czech Republic in 2022, almost half as many as in 2021.