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Future Stocks: Our best ideas in Asia

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Future Stocks: Our best ideas in Asia

September 2024 / 3 min

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Qian Zhang, Investment Specialist Director

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Investment specialist Qian Zhang highlights three Asian companies at the forefront of global structural trends: Samsung, Delhivery and Bank Rakyat. Demonstrating why Asia is growing faster than anywhere else.

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Investment Specialist Director

Qian Zhang joined Baillie Gifford in 2021 as an investment specialist and client service director in the Emerging Markets Client Team. Previously, Qian worked as a senior client portfolio manager covering emerging markets strategies at Pictet Asset Management and JPMorgan Asset Management. She began her career at Merrill Lynch in 2008. Qian graduated MSc in Mathematical Risk Management from Georgia State University and BSc in Economics and Statistics from Peking University. Qian is a native mandarin speaker and a CFA Charterholder.

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