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Asia's Winds of Change The path that Asian countries have traveled to growth and prosperity in the past 50 years will remain relevant for the future -- the embrace of openness, the commitment to macroeconomic stability, and the drive to adapt and reform in response to changing circumstances. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
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The Art of Reform Both domestic and global investors will look to regulatory assessments to judge for themselves the quality of Asia's market governance. And they might also want to remind themselves of the ancient dictum: he who knows the competition and himself wins in the global competitive game. |
BusinessWeek
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In Korea, Old Banking Habits Die Hard Since the 1997-1998 Asian Crisis, South Korea's banking industry -- the supplier of cheap credit to the country's recklessly managed chaebol -- has undergone a radical transformation. A record to be proud of. Yet, judging from recent events, it is still a record at risk. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001
William P. Mako |
Corporate Restructuring in East Asia: Promoting Best Practices A number of East Asian corporations, saddled with debt, nearly collapsed during the financial crisis of 1997. Many have managed to avoid both repayment and restructuring, however, and remain overly indebted and invested in unprofitable businesses... |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2000
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The New World of Banking Four trends are fundamentally altering the financial world: consolidation of institutions, globalization of operations, development of new technologies, and universalization of banking. Each of these poses challenges for the effective supervision and regulation of the financial sector.... |
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South Korea: A Great Place To Be A Bank In South Korea, profits are soaring from smarter consumer lending. |
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Asia Ten Years After A decade after the Asian financial crisis, the region is growing rapidly but still has a long to-do list. |
BusinessWeek
November 8, 2004
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Citi In Korea: Forget The Honeymoon A backlash against foreign influence in banking is gaining momentum. |
Finance & Development
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Bulletin The Asian Crisis Four Years On... The New Basel Capital Proposal for Banks... IMF Reviews Financial Sector Assessment Program... etc. |
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December 1, 2008
Kang & Miniane |
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December 2009
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Crisis Contained Five leading Asian voices share their views on Asia's economic pain and recovery, and how there are no easy answers for coping with the region's future challenges. |
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Economist Joseph Stiglitz and His Discontents In a timely book, issued in a period when protests against the process of globalization continue to spread across the globe, and Stiglitz musters some impressive ammunition for his indictment of the IMF. But his salvo may mask some gaps in his reasoning. |
Finance & Development
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Pisani-Ferry & Santos |
Reshaping the Global Economy The economic and financial crisis marks the end (for now) of a rapid expansion of globalization. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2002
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Financial Crises, Poverty, and Income Distribution How do financial crises affect income distribution and the poor? A recent IMF study shows that poverty rises and, in some cases, so does inequality -- underscoring the need for adequate and flexible safety nets, ideally in place before crises strike. |
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December 1, 2008
Kang & Syed |
The Road to Recovery A View from Japan In Japan, new strategy for addressing both liquidity and solvency issues is needed. |
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July 12, 2004
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Koreans' Wallets Are Slamming Shut Burdened by debt, consumers aren't shopping, and that's putting a lid on growth. |
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December 1, 2002
Keller et al. |
The Bottom Line Weaknesses in public and private sector balance sheets could be the sign of a crisis in the making. |
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March 1, 2006
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Going too Fast? Managing rapid credit growth in Central and Eastern Europe. |
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March 1, 2001
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Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions in East Asia: Trends and Implications Mergers and acquisitions across national borders have increased in East Asia since the onset of the financial crisis. What has caused this new wave of mergers and acquisitions and what advantages might they offer to the region's financially distressed economies? |
Finance & Development
June 2009
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A Tale of Two Crises Russia is still a resource-dependent economy that must diversify in a market-friendly way |
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After the Storm Following a crash, Jamaica's financial sector charts a slow but steady course toward stability and growth. |
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June 2010
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Serving Up Growth Promoting the services sector in Asia is another way to restore balance and boost growth. |
BusinessWeek
December 8, 2003
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Look Who Owns Korea Inc. Foreigners hold more and more shares as burned Koreans continue to shun stocks. The market's dependence on foreign money presents an obvious risk: If a crisis erupts, that capital could flee in a matter of days. |
Finance & Development
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Dadush, Dasgupta, & Ratha |
The Role of Short-Term Debt in Recent Crises The 1990s witnessed a boom in short-term lending by international banks to developing countries that lasted until Asia's financial crisis erupted in 1997. By 1997, nearly 60 percent of all outstanding international bank claims on developing countries had a remaining maturity of less than one year. |
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Ingves & Lind |
Stockholm Solutions A crucial lesson from the Nordic experience is the need for prominent state involvement in crisis resolution. |
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December 1, 2008
Olivier Blanchard |
Cracks in the System The Economic Counsellor and Chief Economist of the IMF discusses what he thinks is needed to repair the damaged global economy. |
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Finance & Development
December 1, 2008
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The Crisis through the Lens of History The current financial crisis is ferocious, but looking at history shows the way to avoid another Great Depression. |
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Seoul Gives The North A Power Boost South Korea, in an effort to defuse the nuclear crisis with the north, has offered Pyongyang a vast supply of badly needed electricity. |
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June 2010
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Redefining Central Banking Central banks must distill lessons from the global crisis and make concrete reforms. |
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March 1, 2002
James M. Boughton |
Globalization and the Silent Revolution of the 1980s During the 1980s, the economic policymakers of many countries underwent a dramatic change in thinking. How beneficial has this 'silent revolution' been, and what can policymakers and the international community do now to broaden and secure the gains it has brought? |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2000
Hans Dieter Seibel |
Agricultural Development Banks Close Them or Reform Them? Agricultural development banks were established to extend credit and other financial services to customers not considered creditworthy by commercial banks. Should these banks be closed or are they worth revamping? |
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It's the Interconnectedness, Stupid The IMF s reform ideas contained in its Global Financial Stability report evaluate the complexities of international risk that U.S. regulatory proposals ignore. |
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Is Asia Prepared for the Next Crisis? Sound budgets, big trade surpluses, healthier banks -- the developing world has come a long way. That's why investors are pouring in money. But the risks haven't disappeared. |
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Marek Belka |
Europe Under Stress The global economic crisis is testing the cohesion of the European Union |
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Ending Instability How monetary policy reforms helped propel five major Latin American countries from recurrent crises to economic stability. |
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June 1, 2007
Zeti Akhtar Aziz |
Asia's Decade of Transformation The Asian crisis 10 years ago marked not a halt, but the start of a greater role for Asia in the global economy. Since the 1997 crisis, Asian countries have seized the opportunity to undertake significant restructuring and reforms and to strengthen the dynamism and resilience of their economies. |
Finance & Development
June 2010
Hyun-Sung Khang |
The Unlikely Revolutionary Jang Hasung's crusade against the opaque accounting practices of Korean big business was almost derailed in its infancy by a fainthearted young lawyer. |
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Finance & Development
June 2010
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Asia Leading the Way Asia is moving into a leadership role in the world economy. |
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March 1, 2002
Gerd Hausler |
The Globalization of Finance Financial globalization has brought considerable benefits to national economies and to investors and savers, but it has also changed the structure of markets, creating new risks and challenges for market participants and policymakers... |
Finance & Development
March 2009
Brad Setser |
The Shape of Things to Come Individual national decisions, not international summits, will remake the global financial system. |
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Rethinking Growth Economists are reconsidering what they really know about economic growth and how to go about formulating global national policies in the absence of reliable models. |
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Unconventional Behavior Innovative balance sheet policies of central banks helped during the recession, but they should be used only in exceptional circumstances. |
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June 1, 2006
Belaisch & Zanello |
Deepening Financial Ties The combination of favorable economic conditions and a clear commitment to integration can provide a fitting environment in which the policy debate can flourish -- and Asia's financial integration can continue to advance. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
Anthony Elson |
What Happened? Here's why East Asia surged ahead of Latin America and some lessons for economic policy. |
BusinessWeek
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Moon Ihlwan |
Korea's China Play They're partners now. But in the future, China will dominate this powerful relationship |
