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"Australia: A Global Financial Services Centre - Benchmark Report August 2006" is the Australian Federal Government's flagship annual publication measuring Australia's competitive advantages as a global financial services centre.
Among the highlights in this year's Benchmark Report:- Australia is ranked the most resilient economy in the world for the 5th successive year;
- Australia is now entering its 15th year of economic expansion;
- The finance and insurance sector generated 7.5 per cent of Australia's GDP in 2004, a 146 per cent increase since 1985;
- Australia has the 7th largest foreign exchange market in the world and the US$/A$ is the worlds 4th most actively traded currency; and
- At US$700 billion, Australia's pool of investment funds is the world's 4th largest.
Charts and graphs demonstrating these and other key facts are avaiable in this year's edition of the Gold Book. Please click here to access a pdf copy of the publication located on the Axiss Australia website, www.axiss.gov.au. Hard copies of the publication are readily available.
