Australia tops international poll of countries surviving the crisis the best. Below are the full results from the Servcorp International Business Confidence Survey which was conducted in April 2009 over a period of two weeks. The survey was commissioned to understand the current mood, business morale and impact the economic downturn has had on businesses around the world.
As part of the survey, Servcorp asked 7,500 international businesspeople from more than 24 nations to identify which countries they believe are surviving the crisis the best.
International Perspective:
The countries perceived to be surviving the economic crisis the best, as voted by international businesspeople are:
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Rank
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Country
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1st
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Australia
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2nd
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China
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3rd equal
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India, Singapore
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5th
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Hong Kong
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6th
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Canada
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7th equal
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Japan, Qatar
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9th
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New Zealand
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10th equal
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Malaysia, Sweden, Vietnam
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13th equal
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Netherlands, United States of America
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15th
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Indonesia
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16th
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South America
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17th
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France
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18th equal
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Belgium, England, Korea, South Africa
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22nd equal
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Austria, Taiwan
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24th equal
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Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Lebanon, Russia, United Arab Emirates
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30th equal
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Brazil, Morocco, Philippines, Scotland, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand
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Australian Perspective:
The countries perceived to be surviving the economic crisis the best, as voted by Australian businesspeople are:
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Rank
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Country
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1st
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Australia
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2nd
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China
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3rd
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Singapore
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4th
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Hong Kong
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5th
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South Africa
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6th equal
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Canada, India, Qatar
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9th equal
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Netherlands, Sweden
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11th equal
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Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, South America
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16th equal
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France, Morocco
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18th equal
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Austria, Czech Republic, England, Ireland, Korea, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Syria, United States of America, Vietnam, Wales
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The biggest concerns of Australian businesspeople during the economic downturn are:
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Response
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Concern
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36.1%
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The low morale in the media
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25.3%
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The way the Australian Government responded to the crisis
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25.3%
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The low morale in the Australian business community
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24.1%
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Concern the world economy is preventing Australian businesses from recovering quickly
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19.3%
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Concern about the position of their trading partners
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15.7%
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The failure of existing regulations and financial infrastructure
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