elect rical ▁app li ances , ▁food st uff s ▁and ▁construction ▁indust ries . ▁ ▁The ▁choice ▁of ▁Man isa ▁as ▁production ▁base ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁by ▁the ▁Turkish ▁consumer ▁electron ics ▁and ▁white ▁goods ▁giant ▁V est el ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁boost ▁for ▁the ▁present - day ▁level ▁of ▁s oph istic ation . ▁Today ▁Man isa ' s ▁economic ▁activities ▁are ▁far ▁from ▁being ▁conf ined ▁to ▁a ▁sole ▁company . ▁Man isa ▁registered ▁roughly ▁ 2 0 0 m ▁US ▁dollars ▁in ▁F DI ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁well - known ▁business es ▁such ▁as ▁Italian ▁white ▁goods ▁company ▁Ind es it , ▁German ▁elect rical ▁goods ▁company ▁Bos ch , ▁UK ▁pack aging ▁company ▁R ex am ▁and ▁Imperial ▁Tob acco ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁have ▁inv ested ▁in ▁Man isa . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 / 2 0 0 5 ▁Man isa ▁was ▁chosen ▁among ▁ 2 0 0 ▁contest ants ▁as ▁the ▁Most ▁Cost - Effect ive ▁European ▁city ▁by ▁the ▁F Di ▁magazine ' s ▁year ly ▁round ▁of ▁votes ▁to ▁determine ▁European ▁C ities ▁and ▁Reg ions ▁of ▁the ▁Future , ▁its ▁extremely ▁low ▁office ▁and ▁industrial ▁r ents ▁and ▁compet itive ▁labor ▁costs ▁having ▁been ▁particularly ▁noted . ▁Again ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 6 / 2 0 0 7 , ▁Man isa ▁was ▁named ▁among ▁ 8 9 ▁European ▁cities ▁as ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁category ▁of ▁the ▁Best ▁Econom ic ▁Pot