THE INVESTMENT OUTLOOK IN THE INDO-PACIFIC: AN INTERVIEW WITH JIM ROGERS

BY JONGSOO LEE

What is the current investment outlook in the Indo-Pacific region, and where are the best investment opportunities? For a perspective on these matters, Jongsoo Lee interviews Jim Rogers, a noted American investor based in Singapore and the co-founder, with George Soros, of the Quantum Fund.

Jongsoo Lee: What are the big macro trends affecting the investment outlook in the Indo-Pacific region, and how can investors take advantage of these trends?

Jim Rogers: The main macro trend in the 21st century is the shift from the West to the East. The 19th century was the century of the United Kingdom, the 20th century was the century of the United States, while the 21st century is going to be the century of China and of Asia. It is happening; these things do not happen overnight. It will not be straight up, and there will be problems along the way. America became the most successful country in the 20th century, but, along the way, we had many depressions, a horrible civil war, and very little rule of law… However, despite problems, we became very successful. That is what is happening in Asia now. There is a shift in Asia. There are more than 3 billion people in Asia, and most of them are creditor nations. The Western nations are huge debtor nations now. So, the energy drive is in Asia now.

Read the full interview at The Diplomat.

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Jongsoo Lee is a Pacific Council member, Senior Managing Director at Brock Securities, and Center Associate at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University. He is also Adjunct Fellow at Hawaii-based Pacific Forum. He can be followed on Twitter at @jameslee004.

This article was originally published by The Diplomat.

The views and opinions expressed here are those of the author and speaker and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Pacific Council.