By Angus Coupland, chief investment officer - Asia at Coupland Cardiff

The spread of coronavirus has been painful this year. We have seen many deaths globally, and lockdown conditions have led stock markets and economies to tumble. The chaos continues to this day.

Against this backdrop, Asia has set itself apart from its Western peers. The region has suffered, but many countries have kept infection rates low by rapidly mobilising Covid-19 testing and prevention measures. Meanwhile, high corporate and personal savings rates have reduced the block’s reliance on central banks at a time when the Fed and the ECB h...