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The global financial centres index (GFCI) 3 - Z/Yen

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<strong>The</strong> Global<br />

Financial<br />

Centres Index<br />

March 2008<br />

Contents<br />

Foreword 1<br />

1. Executive Summary 5<br />

2. Background 8<br />

3. <strong>The</strong> <strong>GFCI</strong> 11<br />

4. Analysis of Financial Centres 18<br />

5. Focus: Skills 27<br />

6. <strong>The</strong> Five Key Areas of Competitiveness 32<br />

6a. People Factors 33<br />

6b. Business Environment Factors 37<br />

6c. Market Access Factors 42<br />

6d. Infrastructure Factors 46<br />

6e. General Competitiveness Factors 49<br />

7. Financial Centre Assessments 54<br />

8. Conclusion 59<br />

9. Appendices 61<br />

Appendix A. Methodology 61<br />

Appendix B. <strong>The</strong> Online Questionnaire 65<br />

Appendix C. <strong>The</strong> Instrumental Factors 67<br />

Bibliography 74

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