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PROPERTY INVESTMENT
Top 7 Cities in Turkey to Buy Property (Besides Istanbul!)
Renowned globally as a tourism favorite, Turkey's real estate investment proposition has come into focus in during the 2020s. According to the most recent World Tourism rankings, Turkey is the 4th most-visited in the world by international arrivals. That number is...
How to Invest in India: The Complete Guide
Perhaps no other country in Asia, or the world, will have a greater impact during the 21st century than India. With a consistently high GDP growth rate exceeding 6% and a track record of avoiding recessions since the late 1970s, India's economic stability is a key...
Buying a Condo in Dubai: The Ultimate Guide
Consider buying a condo in Dubai if you’re looking to live or invest in a vibrant city with low taxes and extraordinary future prospects. Dubai is rather welcoming to foreigners who want to buy property or otherwise invest here. Giving one example, Dubai allows...
How to Invest in Kazakhstan: Asia’s Overlooked Powerhouse
Last updated May 1st, 2023. Why would anyone ever want to invest in Kazakhstan? The short answer: it's an undiscovered gem with a strategic location, right in the middle of high-growth central Asia. During the 2020s, global investors will look at Asian markets...
Property Developers in Asia: Why You Shouldn’t Buy From Them
Last updated August 27th, 2023. When people hear about excellent business opportunities in Asia, they often act as if investing their money into any enterprise - whether it's a real estate development or otherwise - will make them a fortune. Naturally, this...
Best Countries to Invest in 2023
The past few years have been interesting for global markets, to say the least, and it’s unlikely that 2023 will be any different. As such, the best countries to invest for 2023 are ones with a longstanding record of growth and stability. We’re going through a period...
ECONOMIC NEWS
Bangkok vs. Kuala Lumpur: Compared for Business and Life
Among Southeast Asia's vibrant cities, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur are hard to resist for many foreign expats. Within the context of the entire continent, these two cities stand out for their cultural richness, entrepreneurial mindset, and the unique opportunities that...
Doing Business in Asia: 5 Mistakes Every Foreigner Makes
American entrepreneur Matthew stood before a room filled with potential Japanese partners. Having successfully expanded his tech startup across Europe, he was eager to tap into the thriving Asian market too. He prepared meticulously, studying market trends and...
This Country Will Have the Youngest Population in Asia
Last updated August 22nd, 2023. A detailed report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts the Philippines will soon have the youngest population in Asia. They likewise suggested the country diversify its key services and manufacturing sectors and...
How to Invest for Inflation: Protect Your Portfolio
Last updated September 12th, 2023. A metaphorically infinite number of dollars is chasing a limited number of goods. The result? INFLATION! There’s no ignoring the elephant in the room – it’s gotten so large that there’s barely any room left. Open any financial...
ASEAN vs. China: Battle to Attract Foreign Investment
Last updated August 31st, 2023. Southeast Asia and China have a long-shared history in many aspects. From cultures to geopolitics and economic fronts, they have had their fair share of coalitions, competitions, and conflicts. But in the battle to attract...
Great Lockdown: Why Southeast Asia Will Outperform
Since the beginning of 2020, the world economy has been reeling from the onset of a global pandemic, the likes of which has not been seen since the Spanish flu epidemic in 1918. The economic impacts of this event have been dubbed "The Great Lockdown". Western...
FRONTIER MARKETS
Can Vietnam’s Economy Stay the Strongest in Asia?
Last updated June 8th, 2023. Officially, Vietnam remains one of the few communist countries left on earth. Yet over the past few decades, this rapidly growing nation of 100 million people turned into a capitalist powerhouse... and did so mostly unnoticed. The...
Why Tech Startups in Vietnam Are Booming
Last updated July 21st, 2023. Startups in Vietnam have access to all the conditions required to hatch multi-million dollar tech firms. Having attracted a rising large amount of foreign investment from global players, Vietnam and its startup scene deserves far...
This Country Avoided Recession for 30 Years
Last updated July 2nd, 2023. Recessions are a fact of life in most countries. They seem to arrive every 7 years or so on average, leaving unemployment and stock market collapses in their wake. Many investors dream of endless growth without worrying about the...
How to Invest in Cambodia: Asia’s Top Frontier Market
Last updated July 6th, 2023. Cambodia is ranked among the world's fastest growing countries. It's also one of the most accessible frontier markets to foreign investors. Generally unexplored, multinational firms like Samsung and 7-Eleven have just recently started...
3 Changes to Know Before Investing in Myanmar
Last updated April 8th, 2022. The process of opening up and liberalizing a developing nation is never an easy task. It's especially hard for Myanmar, a Southeast Asian country which was closed off from the world economy until 2008... and then underwent a coup barely a...
Why Frontier Economies Will Outperform in the 2020s
Last updated September 16th, 2023. Frontier economies will outpace developed economies in the 2020s because of a simple mathematical truth. 1+1 equals 2, which is a 100% increase. Meanwhile, 100+1 equals 101, and that’s merely a 1% increase. In other words, a...
STOCK MARKET
How to Invest in India: The Complete Guide
Perhaps no other country in Asia, or the world, will have a greater impact during the 21st century than India. With a consistently high GDP growth rate exceeding 6% and a track record of avoiding recessions since the late 1970s, India's economic stability is a key...
Top 3 Dividend Stocks in Singapore
Traders often prefer stocks that yield high dividend payouts because of their stable cash flow. As arguably the most stable country in Asia, Singapore's top dividend stocks may be a wise purchase for the conservative investor. Singapore offers traders a type of safety...
Buying REITs in Asia: Here’s How to Start
Last updated September 22nd, 2023. REITs in Asia are diversed. These funds invest in a wide range of property from multibillion dollar commercial malls in city center locations, to logistics warehouses in emerging markets. There’s an old investing maxim that...
Buying Stocks in Asia: The Ultimate Guide
Last updated September 4th, 2023. Buying stocks in Asia is a superb way to enhance your portfolio. The continent hosts over three dozen equity exchanges and a diverse range of different countries, from fully developed economies to frontier markets. Asia is the...
Buying Stocks in Singapore: A Foreigner’s Guide
Last updated June 22nd, 2023. On most maps, Singapore is so small that it only shows up as a red dot. But despite its small size, it has gone against all odds - from being exceedingly poor a few decades ago, it is now among the richest territories on Earth....
Myanmar Stock Exchange: Is it Failing?
Myanmar has shown rapid improvement and modernization in the past couple of years. Steps the Southeast Asian country recently took include changing to an elected (albeit highly flawed) government and bringing in record foreign investment numbers. Back in 2015, Myanmar...
ASIAN CURRENCIES
The 3 Worst Currencies in Asia: Don’t Buy These
Last updated May 30th, 2022. Diversifying your portfolio into different currencies is a great way to limit reliance on a single country's financial system. Currencies in Asia, of which there are over fifty, can be ranked on a scale from "very stable" to...
Top 5 Safest Currencies in Asia: Hold These in a Crisis
Last updated April 20th, 2023. High inflation, combined with rising interest rates, now rank among the top concerns that investors have about the global economy. It's natural that people want to hold currencies that will maintain their value - whether in Asia or...
3 Most Stable Currencies in a Recession
Last updated December 25th, 2022. The world economy is facing uncertain times. Family offices and other large wealth managers are hoarding cash, while governments from China to Switzerland are buying up gold. I’m not necessarily saying that a recession...
Chinese Yuan’s Future: Will it Rise or Fall?
China has transformed into one of the world’s strongest economic powers over the past few decades. As a result, its Yuan quickly became one of the most prominent global currencies. The Chinese Yuan's use is now widespread from London to Singapore. Estimates rank it as...
Why the Singapore Dollar is Undervalued
Last updated March 11th, 2019. Asian currencies, with the exception of a rare few, suffered major depreciation over the past few years. The decline was broad-based with almost every currency in the region falling by at least 10% against the U.S. dollar and other major...
3 Currencies in Asia That Will Make a Comeback
Last updated September 6th, 2019. Practically every single currency in the world has depreciated against the US Dollar since 2016. Some rare exceptions, such as the Swiss Franc, have outperformed the greenback. Not many can boast a stronger performance than the...
PROPERTY DEVELOPERS
Top 8 Korea Property Developers: A Complete Guide
Last updated December 16th, 2022. South Korea recently escaped the middle-income trap to join Singapore and Japan as the Asia-Pacific region’s third wealthiest country. As such, Korea property developers benefit from the nation's rising home demand. This puts...
Top 10 Indonesia Property Developers: Complete Guide
Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia famed for its natural beauty, but don’t let this fool you into thinking it’s undeveloped. It's the largest economy in the region and classified as newly industrialized. Indonesia property developers are among Southeast Asia's...
Top 10 Japan Property Developers: A Complete Guide
Last updated March 16th, 2023. In many respects, Japan is unique in its history and culture. Investors will find that Japanese property developers are also unique in their finances and approaches to real estate. If you come from the Western world, you’re likely not...
Top 10 China Property Developers: A Complete Guide
Last updated April 30th, 2023. China is Asia’s quintessential success story. Since the 1980s, the country has transformed into an economic powerhouse. And Chinese property developers have certainly helped fuel nation's rapid change. The Chinese construction...
Top 10 Vietnam Property Developers: A Complete Guide
Buying real estate in Vietnam is a solid bet on economic, demographic, and political trends. And choosing a good property developer in Vietnam is among your most important first steps of investing here. Vietnam's economy and population are growing. Thanks to a strong...
Top 10 Cambodia Property Developers: Complete Guide
Cambodia, with its strong appreciation potential and high rental yields exceeding 6%, is arguably the best place to buy real estate in Southeast Asia right now. Property developers in Cambodia meet a truly global standard as well. Despite the country’s troubled past,...
COUNTRY GUIDES
Investing in Thailand Property: The Ultimate Guide
Last updated September 1st, 2023. A greater number of foreigners buy property in Thailand than any other country in Asia. There are several reasons why Thailand is the most popular choice among real estate investors worldwide. Located in the heart of Southeast...
Investing in Korea Property: The Ultimate Guide
Last updated June 12th, 2023. Compared to neighboring Japan, anyone investing in South Korea property saw significantly better performance over the past few decades. South Korea is located in a triangle of the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, and the Sea of...
Investing in Japan Property: The Ultimate Guide
Last updated July 12th, 2023. As the world’s third largest economy, Japan is one of the main engines of growth engines in Asia. Buying property in Japan means you’re investing in one of the most developed and heavily-urbanized nations on the planet. Japan isn’t...
Investing in Indonesia Property: The Ultimate Guide
Last updated August 29th, 2023. Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s largest and most populous country. Nonetheless, it has stayed off the radar of investors despite strong economic growth combined with an enormous consumer market. The Indonesian economy is also...
Investing in Philippines Property: The Ultimate Guide
Last updated June 20th, 2023. Buying Philippines property is a bet on economic and demographic trends. Not only is the Philippines isn't just Southeast Asia’s second most populous country with over 100 million people - it's also among the region's fastest...
Investing in Singapore Property: The Ultimate Guide
Last updated September 15th, 2023. Buying property in Singapore means making an investment in Southeast Asia’s de-facto financial center, and one of the world’s wealthiest nations. While the city is among the world’s most expensive, Singapore’s real estate...
OFFSHORE BANKING
The Best Banks in Hong Kong for 2023
Hong Kong is one of Asia’s most important financial centers. As a gateway between China and the rest of the world, there are dozens of banks in Hong Kong. Naturally, some of them are better than others. By opening a bank account in Hong Kong, you’ll have...
The 10 Best Banks in Thailand for 2023
During a normal year, Thailand's capital city of Bangkok is the most heavily visited city on the planet. It's natural that many people decide to stay here longer than a few weeks, and open a bank account to make their life easier. Thailand's financial system is...
The 11 Best Banks in Qatar for 2023
The Qatari banking system is one of the world’s most advanced and highly developed. With the Gulf state’s continuously growing wealth, more people want to live and invest in Qatar than ever before. Yet foreign expats sometimes miss crucial details when starting their...
9 Countries Without Income Tax
Income tax is a major source of revenue for governments around the world. However, there are some countries in Asia that have chosen to do away with income tax altogether. You might ask, how could a country possibly afford to not have any income tax? Well, in many...
Top 10 Safest Banks in Asia
Banks in Asia are ranked among the world's safest. In fact, they're far better-capitalized than their counterparts in the US. Yet this wasn't always true. Not long ago, Switzerland and Liechtenstein were considered the "gold standard" of countries to hold money...
How to Open a Singapore Bank Account as a Foreigner
Last updated August 12th, 2023. Despite its small population of six million, Singapore acts as Southeast Asia’s main financial center. The city-state developed rapidly in the early 2000s, and today, it ranks among the world’s top banking hubs. Singapore...
LIFESTYLE
Living in Dubai: The Full Expat Guide
The history of Dubai is a tale of transformation. Once a sleepy fishing village, it’s now one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. Discovery of oil in the 60s fueled its rapid development, but the city has since diversified into tourism, real estate, and...
Bangkok vs. Kuala Lumpur: Compared for Business and Life
Among Southeast Asia's vibrant cities, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur are hard to resist for many foreign expats. Within the context of the entire continent, these two cities stand out for their cultural richness, entrepreneurial mindset, and the unique opportunities that...
Doing Business in Asia: 5 Mistakes Every Foreigner Makes
American entrepreneur Matthew stood before a room filled with potential Japanese partners. Having successfully expanded his tech startup across Europe, he was eager to tap into the thriving Asian market too. He prepared meticulously, studying market trends and...
Living in Singapore: The Complete Expat Guide
Singapore has attracted truly wealthy expats for many years due to its favorable business environment, political stability, and quality of life. Expats from other parts of Asia, as well as the US and UK, come to Singapore for work opportunities, favorable tax...
Living in Malaysia: The Expat Guide for 2023
Malaysia has long been a popular destination for expats, with many attracted to the country's high standard of living, low cost of living, and friendly people. Located between the Malay Peninsula and the island of Borneo, Malaysia ranks as the second-wealthiest...
APEC Business Travel Card: The Ultimate Guide
For those who travel between Asia for work, long immigration lines and confusing visa requirements may seem like an unavoidable part of a business trip. Yet some travelers have discovered the secret to bypassing these tedious experiences. If you're a frequent business...
RECESSION AVOIDANCE
How to Invest for Inflation: Protect Your Portfolio
Last updated September 12th, 2023. A metaphorically infinite number of dollars is chasing a limited number of goods. The result? INFLATION! There’s no ignoring the elephant in the room – it’s gotten so large that there’s barely any room left. Open any financial...
This Country Avoided Recession for 30 Years
Last updated July 2nd, 2023. Recessions are a fact of life in most countries. They seem to arrive every 7 years or so on average, leaving unemployment and stock market collapses in their wake. Many investors dream of endless growth without worrying about the...
3 Most Stable Currencies in a Recession
Last updated December 25th, 2022. The world economy is facing uncertain times. Family offices and other large wealth managers are hoarding cash, while governments from China to Switzerland are buying up gold. I’m not necessarily saying that a recession...
How to Avoid a Recession? Invest in These 3 Markets
Last updated February 9th, 2023. People are often surprised to learn that some countries skipped the 2008 Global Financial Crisis completely. It's even more shocking that several places have managed to avoid recession for over two decades. A select few markets,...
Best Investments for a Recession: Are You Prepared?
Last updated June 14th, 2022. If you're concerned about the potential of a future economic downturn, you aren't alone. People around the world are wondering: what are the best investments in a recession? A recession strikes the international economy once every...
3 Countries That Have Been Recession Proof
Last updated July 17th, 2023. We should start this article off by clarifying: there’s no such thing as a truly recession proof country. This should be obvious. Every investment has its risks. Anywhere can plunge into a recession with little notice. With that...