This growth will come primarily from Asia, where the thriving economies are driving global adspend. At the current rate, Aegis predicts the region will overtake Europe in spend terms by 2008.
The company described the picture in Europe as more "subdued" although advertising expenditure remained strong in the Nordic and Central European regions.
Aegis has revised down its growth predictions for European advertising spend this year - from 4.6 per cent to 4.2 per cent - and estimated that UK expenditure would grow by 4.5 per cent next year.
This compares with expected growth rates in China of 18 per cent this year and 20 per cent for 2006.
Next year, Aegis believes that the Football World Cup in Germany and, to a lesser extent, the Winter Olympics in Italy will lift advertising spend and the company is predicting a global growth rate of 5.8 per cent.
Aegis claims the shift away from traditional broadcast media towards digital media is well under way. The company believes it is well placed to benefit from this trend, given the investment it has made in its digital network, Isobar. Isobar accounts for almost 13 per cent of Aegis' media revenues during the period.
Robert Lerwill, the chief executive of Aegis, said: "The group performed well, producing good growth in both revenue and profit."
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