While many people lament the small share of manufacturing sector in the Australian economy, the low exposure to manufacturing may have been one reason why the economy has fared relatively well over the past couple of decades.
Erkki Liikanen: The country that paid its debt, became an early member of the IMF, and joined the EU Speech by Mr Erkki Liikanen, Governor of the Bank of Finland, at the 15th Maple Leaf and Eagle Conference, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 13 May 2014.