This is a gain of 11% from the start of 2021 and a new high for the time. 
   
Eighty-one percent of corporations that paid dividends in the first quarter increased them, while thirteen percent maintained the same level.
   
Across all regions surveyed, the research found double-digit payment growth.
   
While the United States, Canada, and Denmark established absolute quarterly records, dividend payouts in certain countries fell significantly. Payments plummeted 15% in Japan and 21.5 percent in the United Kingdom, for example.
   
source: businesswire.com
			 Eighty-one percent of corporations that paid dividends in the first quarter increased them, while thirteen percent maintained the same level.
Across all regions surveyed, the research found double-digit payment growth.
While the United States, Canada, and Denmark established absolute quarterly records, dividend payouts in certain countries fell significantly. Payments plummeted 15% in Japan and 21.5 percent in the United Kingdom, for example.
source: businesswire.com





 
			 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 


