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Jan 2024
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162: Is Japan At An Inflection Point?

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Long regarded as an undervalued and overlooked market, Japan has been undergoing a profound transformation. The renewed interest in this market stems from a variety of factors— including revamped investor sentiment, evolving macroeconomic conditions and compelling corporate reforms. Will Japan be able live up to its potential and redefine its role on the global investment stage? Belinda Boa, Head of Active Investments for Asia Pacific at BlackRock joins Oscar to examine the prospects, challenges, and potential opportunities that may define Japan's future in the global investment sphere.

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FactSet and MSCI (for current %); for 1989 %, 14 Fascinating Facts About Japanese Stocks -- From 1989 | The Motley Fool; History of Financial Crises, JAPAN’S LOST DECADE, September 29, 2021; Japanese Inflation Rates: 1971 to 2024; Refinitiv Datastream, Japan Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Reuters, BlackRock. Data as of Oct. 2023; Bloomberg. Data as of Sept. 2023; Reuters ‘Explainer: What is the Tokyo Exchange's new list of firms disclosing capital efficiency plans?’ January 15, 2024

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