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  ‘Abenomics’ Is Turning Japan’s Economy Around

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 8, 2013

  Can Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s plan to lift Japan out of deflation and spur economic expansion—known as "Abenomics"—really work?

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  Australia's Economy Continues To Grow, With No Recession In Sight

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 12, 2013

  The Commonwealth of Australia, which only became a country in 1901—when its six original colonies federated—has capitalized on its vast natural resources to become a prosperous place.

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  Squeezing Italy

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 20, 2013

  Italy is feeling the pinch. Not only is its economy still struggling amid the European debt crisis, but factors from politics to competition from China, within its very shores, are complicating its problems.

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  Britain Flirts With Triple-Dip Recession Scenario

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 6, 2013

  Triple dip? No, it’s not a fancy ice cream cone, but the situation Britain found itself facing in late January. The tight purse strings of a failed austerity program in the U.K. have caused the British economy to flirt with a triple-dip recession.

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  India Still Has Plenty Of Growth Opportunity Left

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  February 13, 2013

  Growth in India’s vast economy may have slowed over the past year, but with other economies feeling much more of a squeeze than a pinch, there’s still plenty of room for investment in a country with a booming entertainment industry, new rules on retail investment, and a government anxious to...

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  Myanmar: Once Known for Rubies, Now an Investment Hotspot

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  February 6, 2013

  Previously best known as Burma and for its rubies, Myanmar is now presenting international investors with ripe opportunities as the country shakes off the yoke of a military dictatorship.