[BenBale]

I am a young man living in europe who is just getting started in business. I am hoping to move from the country i live in now (which is in europe) to a country like australlia or new zealand. Somewhere hot and english speaking.

What countrys are going to be best for oppertunities?

I wont be going for a year or so, but it is good to think ahead, to give me goals to aim for.

Any advise will be appriciated.

[akula]

dubai is bloody fantastic for property development

australia is great for financial services

brazil is great for commodities

phuket great for tourism/entertainment

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ease_of...Business_Index

[jboydni]

I'd imagen aus would have a more business oriented environment than New Zeland although New Zeland could offer more business opportunities from bringing ideas over from differnt countries.

I've accutally never been to either country so take everything I say with a pinch of salt but that is how I immagen it would be.

[Hooch112]

South Africa ,Developing Big time , 2010 World Cup - opportunities all over!

[akula]

Originally Posted by jboydni

I'd imagen aus would have a more business oriented environment than New Zeland although New Zeland could offer more business opportunities from bringing ideas over from differnt countries.

I've accutally never been to either country so take everything I say with a pinch of salt but that is how I immagen it would be.

not really....nz is pretty much a backwater...it's a small farming community

sydney is the financial capital of asia....we've got more investable funds than japan..or more funds than singapore and hk combined

it's caus of compulsory superannuation and the time zone

[usakos]

Namibia - developing fastest, good technology, good for real estate, tourism - it's the safest, secure, economical and political stable, probably one of the safest country in the world, and one of the least corrupted according to TI. English, German, Afrikaans are the spoken languages

http://www.namibianembassyusa.org

[jboydni]

Originally Posted by akula

not really....nz is pretty much a backwater...it's a small farming community

lol, I think you'r underselling New Zealand just abit.

Here is thier offical business link: http://www.investmentnz.govt.nz/ I'm sure you can find aus's as well.

[akula]

Originally Posted by usakos

Namibia - developing fastest, good technology, good for real estate, tourism - it's the safest, secure, economical and political stable, probably one of the safest country in the world, and one of the least corrupted according to TI. English, German, Afrikaans are the spoken languages

http://www.namibianembassyusa.org

Namimbia is 55/163 on the corruption index and 42/175 on the ease of doing business index

The stock exchange is booming though

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/cbuild...ker1=NSEIO:IND

[akula]

Originally Posted by jboydni

lol, I think you'r underselling New Zealand just abit.

Here is thier offical business link: http://www.investmentnz.govt.nz/ I'm sure you can find aus's as well.

http://www.investaustralia.gov.au/

[rejoice]

Just make sure you bring your own water!

[dbc55]

Due to the smaller scale of New Zealand, it's much easier to start up a small business. While it may seem harder to find a niche, people are much more receptive to new business and startups, and it's a very encouraging and community-minded society.

We currently have very high interest rates, the OCR is 7.75%. That may be a hamper to getting a local loan for business purposes, but we are also at a state of very low unemployment - the market is running hot.

Consumers are currently spending more than they earn in NZ.