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Pakistan is in the midst of a currency and economic crisis

by Shaun Richards | Jan 31, 2023 | The Economist, zOurWriters1

On our journey looking at world economic developments, crises are sadly rarely far away. Indeed, our subject of today has in many ways been one long-running crisis. But the 2022 energy crisis and its consequences has given another shove to the problems of Pakistan....

Singapore REITs monthly analysis

by Kenny Loh | Jan 19, 2023 | The Analyst

FTSE ST Real Estate Investment Trusts (FTSE ST REIT Index) increased from 723.18 to 725.07 (0.26%) compared to last month’s update. The REIT Index has rebounded from the sell-off in September and October and since early November has been within the range of 714...

Tokyo’s ultra-luxury market

by Tetsuya Kaneko | Jun 22, 2022 | Golden Oldie, Investor's Notebook

It’s gaining momentum and the future pipeline is likely to raise the top prices equivalent to those seen in Manhattan and London. Originally published June 14, 2022. Tokyo’s ultra-luxury residential market has continued to grow on the back of the redevelopment...

The relevance of REITs is undiminished

by Sigrid Zialcita | May 25, 2022 | Golden Oldie, The Analyst

Originally published November 2020. When 2020 dawned, no one could have fathomed what eventually would envelop the world and define how history will remember it for future generations – the covid-19 pandemic. As we near the end of a tumultuous year, market watchers...

All that glisters is not gold

by Bill Blain | Dec 16, 2021 | Alternative assets, Golden Oldie

Originally published March 2021. The collapse of Greensill involved a predicable cast of unwise enablers, but it should serve as a warning to the growing number of alternative asset buyers on the dangers of complex deals which promise much but deliver less. Due...