by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog
The term “emerging market” brings to mind a country that’s growing quicker than most others. Such economies are normally seeing rapid urbanization, rising foreign investment, and greatly improved infrastructure quality. All those things help emerging markets,...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog, Guides
A greater number of foreigners live in Thailand than anywhere else in Southeast Asia. Naturally then, there’s a strong demand for opening bank accounts here. Yet the rules have always been unclear. I’ve successfully opened nearly a dozen Thai bank accounts...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog, Currencies, Editor's Picks
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 is imminent – nobody can predict the future. But...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog
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...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog
China usually comes to mind first when Asia’s economic growth is mentioned – and for a good reason. It’s both the world’s largest exporter and manufacturer by a wide margin. With that said, several factors point to a lack of competitiveness in Chinese...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog, Property
Countries that foreign investors don’t often consider are usually some of the best ones to buy real estate. Armenia certainly qualifies as an overlooked property market. This landlocked nation bridging Asia and Europe probably isn’t the first place you’d think...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog, Property
After Singapore became independent in 1965, the city-state rapidly transformed from a low-income country with little industry or infrastructure into one of Asia’s largest hubs for trade and finance. But as Singapore’s economy has grown, so has the price of real estate...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog
Indonesia enjoys Southeast Asia’s largest economy. Sadly, numerous problems make it one of the region’s worst performing. They’ve lagged behind frontier market peers such as Vietnam and the Philippines over the past decade. Meanwhile,...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog
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 more attention from investors than it...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog, Editor's Picks, Property
I’ve mentioned many times before that buying property in Asia can be complicated as a foreign investor. When buying your first condo in Bangkok or a villa in Bali, you’ll have to overcome more than just linguistic and cultural barriers. You must also contend...
