Dividend payouts likely to rise in Asia-Pacific region in 2022

Shareholders can look forward to a big jump in returns from their investments in the Asia-Pacific region in 2022. “Asia Pacific dividends are expected to continue their recovery into 2022 and we expect aggregate dividends to reach US$633 billion which would translate into a roughly 22% growth on the pre-pandemic levels,” IHS Markit’s associate director of dividend forecasting Mohammad Hassan told AsianInvestor in comments on research from the firm. BNP Paribas’ Head of APAC Equi…