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  • ANZ Banking Group Review: ' Challenges and Opportunities for the Australian Economy in the Asian Century'

    05 Jun 2013

    Australian Embassy, 4 rue Jean Rey, Paris, 75015

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  • 'Oil & Gas: Australia, the new frontier'

    19 Jun 2013

    Clifford Chance, Place Vendome, 75001 Paris

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  • Lunch at the Races

    25 Jun 2013

    Auteuil, 75016 Paris

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  • 2013 ABIE France Rentrée Dinner

    19 Sep 2013

    Le Cercle Suedois, 242 rue de Rivoli, Paris 75001

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  • Austrade & Ubifrance trade and investment breakfast

    27 Sep 2013

    TBC

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  • 'Navigating the Australian Carbon Market' - invitation by the State Govt of Victoria

    01 Feb 2012

    Australian Embassy, 4 rue Jean Rey, 75015 Paris

  • Lunch with the new Australian Ambassador to France

    23 Feb 2012

    Le Cercle de l'Union de Interalliee, 33 rue du Faubourg St Honoré, 75008 Paris

  • The Theatre of Leadership workshop - sponsored by Clifford Chance

    20 Mar 2012

    Clifford Chance, 1 Place Vendome, Paris 75001

  • 'Big & Small' - special evening for Corporate Club members

    04 Apr 2012

    Theatre de la Ville, Paris

  • Opening of 'So far from home- six Australians on the Western Front' and 'Bleuets et Coquelicots - one hundred years of Australia France military cooperation'

    18 Apr 2012

    Australian Embassy, 4 rue Jean Rey 75015 Paris

  • The Areospace & Defence Market in Australia - Breakfast talk by EADS

    20 Apr 2012

    EADS France, 37 Boulevard de Montmorency, 75016 PARIS

  • “Australia Future Unlimited – Education through engagement with corporate and industry partners”

    23 May 2012

    The Australian Embassy, 4 rue Jean Rey, Paris 75015

  • "Thales in Australia and the Australian economic climate" - Breakfast meeting with the CEO of Thales Australia

    12 Jun 2012

    45 Rue Villiers, 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine

  • 'The Green Building Market in Australia' - invitation to ABIE members from the Australian Trade Commission

    13 Jun 2012

    Australian Embassy, 4 rue Jean Rey, 75015 Paris

  • FULLY BOOKED! 'Matching Jack' in aid of the Association Laurette Fugain - sponsored by Keolis and Etihad Airways

    15 Jun 2012

    Club de l'Etoile, 14 rue Troyon, 75017 Paris

  • ABIE France Corporate member dinner

    12 Jul 2012

    Australian Embassy, 4 rue Jean Rey, 75015 Paris

  • Celebrate Australian participation in the 'Tour de France'

    21 Jul 2012

    The Australian Embassy, 4 rue Jean Rey, Paris 75015

  • The ABIE France annual Rentrée Dinner

    06 Sep 2012

    Le Cercle Suedois, 242 rue de Rivoli, Paris 75001

  • Webinar: The Australian Trade Commission presents it's 3 year European stategy

    10 Oct 2012

  • AXA CS breakfast presentation: The Australian corporate insurance market

    16 Oct 2012

    AXA, 4 rue Jules Lefebvre, 75426, Paris Cedex 09

  • French Employment Law : What are you so afraid of? Discussion led by Frederic Calinaud, Calinaud Avocats

    26 Oct 2012

    Servcorp Conference Centre, 23 Square Edouard VII, 75009, Paris

  • Wallabies team reception: ABIE members invitation from the Australian Embassy

    06 Nov 2012

    The Australian Embassy, 4 rue Jean Rey, Paris 75015

  • SOLD OUT! ABIE Members private tour of the 'Luminous' exhibtion led by collector, Helen Read

    16 Nov 2012

    Australian Embassy, 4 rue Jean Rey, 75015 Paris

  • Commonwealth Bank of Australia : Economic Review 2012 'Beyond the mining boom: Australia's economic future and the impact of the European crisis’

    28 Nov 2012

    The Australian Embassy, 4 rue Jean Rey, Paris 75015

  • Christmas Drinks hosted by the Australian Ambassador

    13 Dec 2012

    The Australian Embassy, 4 rue Jean Rey, 75015 Paris

  • ABIE France Annual General Meeting

    13 Dec 2012

    The Australian Embassy, 4 rue Jean Rey, Paris 75015

  • SOLD OUT !! Australia Day Celebration - 2013

    Jan 2013

    Peniche Henjo, 2 Quai de la Tournelle, 75005 Paris

  • Business Lunch with Guest of Honour, HE Stéphane Romatet, French Ambassador to Australia

    05 Feb 2013

    33 rue Faubourg St Honoré, Paris, 75001

  • Australia in the Asian Century « - ABIE Members only invitation from the Australian Embassy

    26 Mar 2013

    The Australian Embassy, 4 rue Jean Rey, Paris 75015

  • In between the Public & Private sectors, the "Third Sector" (NGOs, foundations, associations, universities etc.) is one of the rare growing forces in world economies. How come ?’

    29 Apr 2013

    Servcorp Conference Centre, 23 Square Edouard VII, 75009, Paris

  • Ann Thomson book launch

    14 May 2013

    Librairie Benoit Forgeot, 4 rue Odéon, 75006, Paris

  • ANZ Banking Group Review: ' Challenges and Opportunities for the Australian Economy in the Asian Century'

    05 Jun 2013

    Australian Embassy, 4 rue Jean Rey, Paris, 75015

  • 'Oil & Gas: Australia, the new frontier'

    19 Jun 2013

    Clifford Chance, Place Vendome, 75001 Paris

  • Lunch at the Races

    25 Jun 2013

    Auteuil, 75016 Paris

  • 2013 ABIE France Rentrée Dinner

    19 Sep 2013

    Le Cercle Suedois, 242 rue de Rivoli, Paris 75001

  • Austrade & Ubifrance trade and investment breakfast

    27 Sep 2013

    TBC

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China : The Perils of Population and Asia's Developmental second wind

Presented by Michael Kurtz, Head of Asian Equity Strategy for Maquarie Capital.

Kurtz kicked off his dynamic presentation highlighting the demographic economic challenges China faces as a result of the one child family policy. The working age population is due to peak in 2013 whilst the retired age population explodes and the 'dependency ration quadruples by 2050.
With a smaller higher value workforce, Kurtz explained that China must move away from its traditional low paid low skilled manufacturing to a higher value industrial model. This results in higher wages, a richer workforce and a rise in household share of GDP. Consequently companies looking for low cost manufacture are already moving their production elsewhere - eg Caterpillar will open a new plant in Texas, USA.
New opportunities will be created for S.E Asia, where the race is on to modernise and where better governance and reform will count heavily in attacting investors.
 
ABIE would like to thank Macquarie Capital and Michael Kurtz for a facinating and informative presentation. The lively discussion was followed by a cocktail at the Australian Embassy.

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