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Under near zero U.S. interest rates, the international dollar standard malfunctions. Emerging markets with naturally higher interest rates are swamped with hot money inflows and begin inflating. This paper analyzes the other consequences of near zero US interest rates and finds solutions for this specific issue.
This study constructs financial conditions indexes (FCIs) for five Asian economies, namely, Hong Kong, China; Japan; the Republic of Korea; Malaysia; and Singapore. FCIs summarize the current state of financial variables linked to real economic activity.
This paper examines the impact of eurozone sovereign debt crisis on developing Asia through the trade and financial channels.
The paper aims to present the key challenges being faced by the Asia and Pacific region as a number of its developing economies graduate from a low-income status to middle-income status.
This paper argues that developing Asia is overlooking an opportunity for increased growth and development through trade in business services.
Author(s): Jensen, J. Bradford
This paper examines Cambodia’s socioeconomic development since the early 1990s peace settlement, and highlights the importance of strengthening supply side capabilities, broadening the benefits of growth, and developing stronger institutions and property rights.
Author(s): Hill, Hal | Menon, Jayant
This paper examines how the Lao PDR’s export-led growth can be channeled into directions that deliver the greatest benefit to the Lao people.
Author(s): Menon, Jayant | Warr, Peter
This study looks at significant shock and volatility spillovers from mature bond markets into select emerging Asian local currency bond markets.
This paper discusses possible financing modalities for growth-oriented small and medium enterprises toward a resilient regional economy in Asia.
This report presents the results and a descriptive analysis of the informal sector and informal employment using the expanded Labor Force Survey and the Informal Sector Survey conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics in 2010.