Expat investing in frontier markets like Vietnam

Expat investing in frontier markets like Vietnam gained traction, with the VN-Index up 5.2% in April. Manufacturing exports surged 12% year-on-year, improving GDP forecasts to 6.5% in Moving from London to South East Asia to start a family 10 yeas ago, I had to make a real effort to meet people for the first time in my life. The wide range of women I met in Singapore led to me protagonists who I was convinced would never have been friends in another environment. “They get to Asia, they hit the ground running, they travel everywhere and before you know it, they’re in debt,” Regal says. “So then we have to help them get out of debt.” Expat investing in US Treasuries has seen renewed interest, with 10-year yields dipping to 4.32%. Non-US investors benefit from hedged yield spreads against weaker local bonds. Forward rate agreements hint at easing inflation pressures into Q3 2024, supporting bond price growth.