The study examined 580 listed companies across 11 Asian nations and ranked the markets based on five criteria: rules, enforcement, accounting, political and regulatory environment and governance culture.

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Already, the regulatory and political environment shows signs of shifting.

ECONOMIST: Mediaset

Nuclear power may have stable fuel prices, but it faces an unstable regulatory environment subject to public doubts and political winds.

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