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Nigel Andrade

Australia has retained its top-ten ranking for the seventh successive year in A.T. Kearney’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index. Australia has been ranked 9th in the 2017 edition of the Index, released yesterday.

The Index is a forward-looking analysis of how political, economic, and regulatory changes will likely affect FDI inflows into countries in the coming years. The Index is constructed using primary data from a proprietary survey administered to senior executives of the world’s leading corporations. Respondents include C-level executives and regional business leads. All companies participating in the survey have annual revenues of $500 million or more.

Since its inception in 1998, the study has reliably pointed toward firms’ top choices globally for FDI, with the countries ranked in the Index reliably tracking closely with the destinations for actual global FDI inflows.

In this year’s survey 35 percent of the respondents said they were optimistic about Australia’s economic outlook, compared to 32 percent last year. Investors from Asia are among the most optimistic about Australia and have ranked it as third most attractive investment destination. Globally, investors from the IT sector are the most interested in Australia.

“Relative to the rest of the world Australia has seen unprecedented growth and stability. While there is broad, and healthy, acknowledgement that we need new answers going forward to sustain our economic growth, the fact that international investors remain interested in Australia is a good news story. We need to capitalise on this optimism by embracing FDI to build the future economic story of Australia,” said Nigel Andrade, Partner and Head of Australia at A.T. Kearney.

“Australia’s general security environment and the efficiency of its legal and regulatory processes are strong attractions for foreign investors. The results of this year’s Index show that these two aspects are the top factors that global investors look at when making a decision about their investment destination,” Nigel added.

The Index indicates that investors continue to look at Asia-Pacific as a key driver of growth. Five countries from the region feature in the top-ten rankings this year highlighting the confidence global business leaders have in the region. The other four countries in addition to Australia are:

  • China: Ranked 3rd
  • Japan: Retains its 6th place
  • India: Continues to rise up the rankings coming 8th this year
  • Singapore: Secured the 10th spot for a second year running

The United States tops the Index, holding on to its first-place position for the fifth year in a row. Germany jumped two spots to second. The UK and Canada make up the rest of the top 5.

New Zealand was one of three new entries into the 2017 Index. The country, ranked 23rd, broke into the top 25 alongside newcomers South Africa and the United Arab Emirates, who came 21st and 25th respectively. The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment has been playing a key role in attracting foreign investment to New Zealand. It has been facilitating investments in primary industries such as specialized manufacturing, infrastructure, oil, gas and mining, ICT and digital, and the shared services sector.

“FDI continues to be seen as a channel for growth in an environment of weakening global trade flows and increasing protectionism. We expect a continued upward trend in global FDI flows as 75 percent of respondents in our survey stated they plan to increase their FDI in the coming three years,” said Nigel.

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Nigel Andrade

Australia has retained its top-ten ranking for the seventh successive year in A.T. Kearney’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index. Australia has been ranked 9th in the 2017 edition of the Index, released yesterday.

The Index is a forward-looking analysis of how political, economic, and regulatory changes will likely affect FDI inflows into countries in the coming years. The Index is constructed using primary data from a proprietary survey administered to senior executives of the world’s leading corporations. Respondents include C-level executives and regional business leads. All companies participating in the survey have annual revenues of $500 million or more.

Since its inception in 1998, the study has reliably pointed toward firms’ top choices globally for FDI, with the countries ranked in the Index reliably tracking closely with the destinations for actual global FDI inflows.

In this year’s survey 35 percent of the respondents said they were optimistic about Australia’s economic outlook, compared to 32 percent last year. Investors from Asia are among the most optimistic about Australia and have ranked it as third most attractive investment destination. Globally, investors from the IT sector are the most interested in Australia.

“Relative to the rest of the world Australia has seen unprecedented growth and stability. While there is broad, and healthy, acknowledgement that we need new answers going forward to sustain our economic growth, the fact that international investors remain interested in Australia is a good news story. We need to capitalise on this optimism by embracing FDI to build the future economic story of Australia,” said Nigel Andrade, Partner and Head of Australia at A.T. Kearney.

“Australia’s general security environment and the efficiency of its legal and regulatory processes are strong attractions for foreign investors. The results of this year’s Index show that these two aspects are the top factors that global investors look at when making a decision about their investment destination,” Nigel added.

The Index indicates that investors continue to look at Asia-Pacific as a key driver of growth. Five countries from the region feature in the top-ten rankings this year highlighting the confidence global business leaders have in the region. The other four countries in addition to Australia are:

  • China: Ranked 3rd
  • Japan: Retains its 6th place
  • India: Continues to rise up the rankings coming 8th this year
  • Singapore: Secured the 10th spot for a second year running

The United States tops the Index, holding on to its first-place position for the fifth year in a row. Germany jumped two spots to second. The UK and Canada make up the rest of the top 5.

New Zealand was one of three new entries into the 2017 Index. The country, ranked 23rd, broke into the top 25 alongside newcomers South Africa and the United Arab Emirates, who came 21st and 25th respectively. The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment has been playing a key role in attracting foreign investment to New Zealand. It has been facilitating investments in primary industries such as specialized manufacturing, infrastructure, oil, gas and mining, ICT and digital, and the shared services sector.

“FDI continues to be seen as a channel for growth in an environment of weakening global trade flows and increasing protectionism. We expect a continued upward trend in global FDI flows as 75 percent of respondents in our survey stated they plan to increase their FDI in the coming three years,” said Nigel.

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Nigel Andrade

The Australian Government released its latest Intergenerational Report today, which ‘assesses the long-term sustainability of current Government policies and how changes to Australia’s population size and age profile may impact on economic growth, workforce and public finances over the next 40 years.’

The challenges are real. But, are government policies enough? Or does Australian business need to play a major role? And what are the other forces – beyond a maturing Australia – that Australian Businesses need to respond to in a holistic manner if we are to succeed as a nation?

According to AT Kearney’s Nigel Andrade, the government can only do so much. Rather, Australian business should see this as a clear and present opportunity to act as a “force for good” and shape an Australia that is “Luckier by Design”

In their recent book titled Australia 2034: Luckier by Design, Nigel Andrade and Peter Munro identify the capabilities Australian business and other organisations will need to successfully navigate the next 20-plus years and turn these external trends from headwinds into tailwinds – and they look quite different from what has bought us thus far.

Key points

  • Australia’s current position of relative economic strength means that, despite recent drops in consumer confidence and concerns about global issues, we as a nation are in an exceptionally strong position to shape our future.
  • Our GDP has doubled in the past 20 years, GDP per capita places us at the top of the OECD league tables, and we have built a superannuation base which is 100% of GDP.
  • However, past success can no longer be relied on as a predictor of future prosperity. What this means for us as a nation is that we need a new formula for success – one that recognises we can’t predict the future but that we can prepare for it.
  • Mr Andrade highlights key challenges such as the need for shared value creation, with a focus on expanding the connection between societal and economic progress. Companies can do good and create value simultaneously. “A company which manages the conditions of the community well will be rewarded with improved competitiveness and success. Rio Tinto is a good example of this. Through investment in local community initiatives in remote mining towns, Rio has contributed to growth and cohesion in the local economy, and reduced the necessity for fly-in, fly-out workers as well as lowering labour and transport costs.”
  • Mr. Munro further argues that there are seven critical capabilities (a ‘capability manifesto’) we need in order to thrive as a nation – and he is not alone, with the likes of David Gonski, who,in his introduction to the book, also called for thinking beyond the short term.
  • “Our aim is to ignite some serious critical and long term thinking among those who are in a privileged enough position to make a real difference to the fortunes of this country. If we are to stay the “lucky country”, it won’t be by accident. It must be by design – and we need to start now.” says Mr. Munro
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Nigel Andrade

The Australian Government released its latest Intergenerational Report today, which ‘assesses the long-term sustainability of current Government policies and how changes to Australia’s population size and age profile may impact on economic growth, workforce and public finances over the next 40 years.’

The challenges are real. But, are government policies enough? Or does Australian business need to play a major role? And what are the other forces – beyond a maturing Australia – that Australian Businesses need to respond to in a holistic manner if we are to succeed as a nation?

According to AT Kearney’s Nigel Andrade, the government can only do so much. Rather, Australian business should see this as a clear and present opportunity to act as a “force for good” and shape an Australia that is “Luckier by Design”

In their recent book titled Australia 2034: Luckier by Design, Nigel Andrade and Peter Munro identify the capabilities Australian business and other organisations will need to successfully navigate the next 20-plus years and turn these external trends from headwinds into tailwinds – and they look quite different from what has bought us thus far.

Key points

  • Australia’s current position of relative economic strength means that, despite recent drops in consumer confidence and concerns about global issues, we as a nation are in an exceptionally strong position to shape our future.
  • Our GDP has doubled in the past 20 years, GDP per capita places us at the top of the OECD league tables, and we have built a superannuation base which is 100% of GDP.
  • However, past success can no longer be relied on as a predictor of future prosperity. What this means for us as a nation is that we need a new formula for success – one that recognises we can’t predict the future but that we can prepare for it.
  • Mr Andrade highlights key challenges such as the need for shared value creation, with a focus on expanding the connection between societal and economic progress. Companies can do good and create value simultaneously. “A company which manages the conditions of the community well will be rewarded with improved competitiveness and success. Rio Tinto is a good example of this. Through investment in local community initiatives in remote mining towns, Rio has contributed to growth and cohesion in the local economy, and reduced the necessity for fly-in, fly-out workers as well as lowering labour and transport costs.”
  • Mr. Munro further argues that there are seven critical capabilities (a ‘capability manifesto’) we need in order to thrive as a nation – and he is not alone, with the likes of David Gonski, who,in his introduction to the book, also called for thinking beyond the short term.
  • “Our aim is to ignite some serious critical and long term thinking among those who are in a privileged enough position to make a real difference to the fortunes of this country. If we are to stay the “lucky country”, it won’t be by accident. It must be by design – and we need to start now.” says Mr. Munro

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