Key Points:
Appetite for investment in Australia is strong, with inward
FDI increasing by an average of 5.8% over the last five
years.
Australia may just about have it all. Not only does
Australia's land abound with nature's gifts, it can boast
of making its investors the most real money over
the last 111 years. According to London Business School, between
1900 and the end of last year, shares "down under" have
returned their owners a real return of 7.4% each year. Is it of
little wonder that Australia has been named as one of the top
destinations for global investors?
Ranked in the ten most attractive locations for Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI)[1], inward FDI has
increased by an average of 5.8% over the last five years, and at
last count inward stock was calculated at $436 billion. FDI is
generally regarded as amongst the most stable forms of capital
inflow because it involves a substantial commitment from investors
in acquiring business facilities and
