Hunt For Dividends Goes East

After years of sucking in cash, companies in Japan and the Asian economies are returning more money to investors as dividend payments.

Over the past five years Asian dividends have grown three times quicker than in the UK. Dividends in Korea are up 36% a year and in Thailand 46%. UK dividend growth is 9% a year. However, the picture varies. In Hong Kong dividends are up by only 3% a year and in China just over 11%.

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