According to a survey published on Monday by AT. KEARNEY consultants, the world's top 1000 company directors are planning to maintain their foreign investments despite the 11 September events. While 94% of them say they are more concerned about the global economy today than a year ago, two thirds say that their level of investment "will remain identical to last year". The survey shows that 16% of the directors are planning to expand investment even, but 20% plan to scale back their investment plans. The survey does not register any further eastward expansion plans: 75% of the company directors surveyed believe that most of their future investment will be in developing countries. The business leaders do, nonetheless, seem to be far more worried about delays in the recovery of the US economy (75%) than an escalation in the military riposte in Afghanistan (25%), the oil price volatility that may give rise to (25%) or even potential for new terrorist attacks in the West (22%). Political instability does not appear to deter foreign investors, but it does alter their distribution criteria, the survey reveals.