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The global financial centres index (GFCI) 1 - The City Bridge Trust

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

Financial<br />

Centres Index<br />

March 2007<br />

Contents<br />

Foreword 3<br />

1. Executive Summary 8<br />

2. Background 10<br />

3. <strong>The</strong> <strong>GFCI</strong> 12<br />

4. Analysis of Financial Centres 18<br />

5. Instrumental Factors 24<br />

5a. People Factors 25<br />

5b. Business Environment Factors 29<br />

5c. Market Access Factors 35<br />

5d. Infrastructure Factors 39<br />

5e. General Competitiveness Factors 43<br />

6. Overview of Survey Results 47<br />

7. Conclusion 50<br />

8. Appendices 52<br />

Appendix A. Methodology 52<br />

Appendix B. <strong>The</strong> Online Surveys 56<br />

Appendix C. <strong>The</strong> Instrumental Factors 58<br />

Bibliography 63

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