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The Australian Opportunity

Australia is in a unique position amongst developed markets with a strong economy that outperformed other developed markets during the financial crisis and due to its leading position in key sectors, is well poised for future growth.

With world-class industrial capabilities and unique geographic advantages in the world's fastest growing region, its exposure to and engagement with Asia Pacific offers a strategic advantage to investors looking to position themselves for global growth opportunities.

Specifically, Australia offers investors:

A stable and efficient regulatory environment
A highly skilled and multilingual workforce
A culture of innovation
Political stability and an excellent legal system

The Australian Economy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts growth of three per cent in 2013, and an average annual rate of 3.2 per cent from 2012 to 2017.
Australia's real GDP growth is expected to outperform every major advanced economy to 2017 (IMF World Economic Outlook, Oct 2012).
Australia ranks as the world's third largest energy export producer (International Energy Agency, Key World Energy Statistics 2012).
Australia is much more than mining and resources: more than 80 per cent of its economy is services based.
Australia has recorded 22 years of uninterrupted annual growth from 1991 to 2012, an achievement unequalled by any other developed economy (IMF World Economic Outlook Database 2012).
Rich in natural resources with lowest population density of any large economy.

Graph showing real GDP growth

Source: IMF WEO April 2014