How to play the Asia growth story

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Schroders' Robin Parbrook, co-manager of the Asian Total Return investment company, shares some key strategies for investing in the region.

Economies in the Asia Pacific region rank among the fastest growing and most dynamic in the world, offering investors a great long-term investment opportunity. Asia is now moving into an era of unprecedented urbanisation. The Asian Development Bank is forecasting more than 55% of the population to be urban by 2030. Asian cities will be expecting an influx of another 1.1 billion people over the next 20 years, creating increased prosperity for the region. This means that Asia will continue to grow its share of global output. In 2000, Asia Pacific ex Japan represented less than 20% of gl...