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With the recession in the Eurozone, investing Asia is becoming more and more attractive. The Asian continent not only has the world’s biggest, but also the world’s youngest population pool. Its growth rates are higher than anywhere else: in 2013, Asian GDP grew 6.3%, while the GDP growth rate for the US was 2.3% and Europe remained flat. Moreover, Asia has very high FX results.
Kelvin Tay, Regional Chief Investment Officer of Southern Asia Pacific at UBS Shanghai, points out that 45% of the Asian population is below 25 years of age, a fact that gives Asia an edge compared to the rest of the world.
“When we talk about Asia, we largely divide it into three parts. There is developed Asia, developing Asia and what we call the new frontier markets....
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