Washington, April 26 (CNA) Taiwan and South Korea are the only two countries that have managed to grow their economies at an annual pace of more than 5 percent uninterruptedly over the past half-century, making them gold medalists in terms of global competition, according to an investment maven at Morgan Stanley, the renowned New York-based global financial services firm.

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