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Financial Inclusion in the Digital Age
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2016-12-31)
Financial systems have been expanding, offering more services for savings, credit, investment, insurance, and retirement. However, much remains to be done to provide quality services at low cost to people and small businesses in both urban and rural ...
Divergent Monetary Policies and International Dollar Credit: Evidence from Bank-Level Data
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2017-05-30)
This paper uses a comprehensive and detailed bank-level data set to study how the divergence of central bank balance sheet policy in the US vis-à-vis the euro area and Japan affects the supply of international US dollar loans by global banks. Our ...
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U.S. – China Trade War: Opportunities & Risks for Southeast Asia
(ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2018-10-16)Prior to his election President Trump made it clear that he thought the U.S. suffered from bad trade deals entered into by his predecessors. He wanted fair trade instead of free trade without specifying exactly what he meant by that. Since his inauguration, ... -
Currency Crisis: The Next One in ASEAN?
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2018-10-16)In today’s volatile, uncertain and complex global economic climate, currency crises could be triggered again in ASEAN. The impact of such currency turmoil would likely be more severe than the 1997-98 Asian Financial Crisis. -
Skewed Credit and Growth Dynamics after the Global Financial Crisis
(Asian Development Bank, 2018-10-15)A large empirical literature finds that financial development is beneficial for economic growth, although some recent evidence suggests otherwise. We contribute to the finance–growth literature by examining the role of credit growth skewness and long-run ... -
The Changing Network of Financial Market Linkages: The Asian Experience
(Asian Development Bank, 2018-10-15)Recent international financial crises highlight the advantages of understanding the global financial system as a network of economies in which cross-border financial linkages are fundamental to the spread of systemic risk. We investigate the changing ... -
Do Local Currency Bond Markets Enhance Financial Stability?
(Asian Development Bank, 2018-10-15)It is widely believed that local currency bond markets (LCBMs) can promote financial stability in developing countries. For instance, they can help mitigate the currency and maturity mismatch that contributed to the outbreak of the Asian financial ... -
Batam: Life after the FTZ?
(ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2018-10-15)Once an island of high-tech production and turbo-charged growth, Batam’s economic fortunes have waned of late. The traditional pillars of the manufacturing sector have contracted, investment levels have fallen, the island’s growth rate is below the ... -
East Asia Updates - October 2018
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2018-10-15)The challenging economic conditions in the second quarter (Q2) of 2018 continued into the third quarter (Q3). Economic performance in advanced economies remains on two speeds: the United States (US) has continued to grow at a faster pace, while the ... -
A Proposal on the "I Bank Index," A measure of Bank's Ability to Nurture Client Businesses
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2018-10-15)The main objective of this paper is to measure banks’ capability to nurture and develop client firms. Banks nowadays are required not only to act as providers of capital but also to provide consultation to and continuously support the restructuring and ... -
India: MFF-Madhya Pradesh Power Sector Investment Program (Tranche 5)
(Asian Development Bank, 2018-10-15)During early 2000s, the state of Madhya Pradesh faced formidable difficulties in providing energy supplies needed to spur its poverty reduction and economic development. According to the report and recommendation of the President (RRP), transmission ... -
Harnessing Technology for More Inclusive and Sustainable Finance in Asia and the Pacific
(Asian Development Bank, 2018-10-15)Asia and the Pacific continues to embrace financial technology advances that are reshaping the traditional banking and financial services industry. This is being done through the digitalization, decentralization, and disintermediation of economic ...