Last updated April 14th, 2022. Turkey’s currency, the lira, has plummeted over the past several years. In fact, the lira's decline has been so dramatic that the Istanbul property market is now Asia’s cheapest. You can now buy an apartment in Istanbul for well...
Last updated February 6th, 2024. You could make an argument that property owners don’t actually own their house or the land it sits on. After all, what happens if you stop paying property tax to the government? They’ll come seize your home and put you in jail. Real...
Last updated on November 20th, 2023. It's been over 4 years now since the US-China trade war’s “official start” was announced through the Chinese government-run People's Daily, the most-read newspaper in Asia. One change of US President later, and we're still...
Last updated December 6th, 2023. Frontier markets are often overlooked and misunderstood by investors. Some people incorrectly label frontier markets as “dangerous”, while at the same time putting all their eggs in one basket and only investing close to home....
Last updated August 7th, 2023. Short-term bumps in an economy are unavoidable. Other than in a few rare cases, recessions strike about once every seven or eight years on average. There isn't much you can do about an occasional recession. But either way, as...
Update for January, 2022: We've finally entered a new decade as 2022 begins. Here's our updated article with the top countries to invest in 2022. The best countries to invest are always changing. Thailand developed rapidly during the 1990s. Soon afterwards,...
Last updated August 18th, 2023. Cambodia, a relatively small nation of under 17 million inhabitants, probably isn't the first place you would consider buying real estate. Thoughts of genocide and the Khmer Rouge might enter your mind when “Cambodia” is mentioned....
Last updated August 6th, 2023. Buying real estate is one of the most common ways to make an offshore investment. It also comes with valuable and unique perks that other types of investments won't give you. Foreign property investments give you rental income...
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...
Last updated June 28th, 2023. Moving part of your assets into emerging economies often higher returns and less reliance on your home country's financial system. But not all global investments are equal. Ask anyone who invested in Russia, Turkey, or Brazil...