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Africa's prospects: opportunity knocks
The Economist, 2008Growth rates and poverty trends have been steadily improving in Africa since the 1990’s. Many countries have been helped by better macro-economic management and big inflows of Western aid, investment and debt relief. There have also been investments from Asia, particularly China, and the Middle East. Much of this investment has gone into the extractive industries.DocumentCapital flows from south to north: a new dynamic in global economic relations
South Centre, 2008Focusing on the new dynamic of capital flows from the South to the North, this analytical note looks at some of the reasons for the unprecedented levels of capital reserve accumulation by the development world - the South. It also discusses various ways in which financial crises could be prevented by developing countries.DocumentSystemic banking crises: a new database
IMF Publications, 2008A new dataset from the IMF on banking crises has been compiled. It claims to be the most complete and detailed on banking crises to date. The information covers the timing of systemic crises between 1970 and 2007. It describes, in detail, policy responses both to resolve and contain the 42 episodes that have occurred in this time.DocumentThe recent financial turmoil—initial assessment, policy lessons, and implications for Fund surveillance
International Monetary Fund, 2008Against the background of current financial turmoils, immediate policy responses should aim to manage and mitigate the systemic costs of the present crisis. However, important systemic reforms will also be necessary. Therefore, this paper proposes tentative medium-term policy lessons for the International Monetary Fund from recent financial turmoils:DocumentAsia: a perspective on the subprime crisis
International Monetary Fund, 2008The subprime crisis comes a decade after the Asian financial crisis of 1997. Although Asia is less affected this time round, the underlying causes of the two events are nevertheless similar.DocumentThe current global financial turmoil and Asian developing countries
Third World Network, 2008This paper explores the impact of the current crisis in the United States on Asian economies:DocumentExchange rate cooperation in East Asia: why a basket approach might be best
National University of Singapore, Department of Economics, 2007During the Asian financial crisis, unilateral exchange rate regimes did not cope very well with massive capital inflows. Hard pegs or free floating regimes proved to be either too risky or too rigid.DocumentEconomic and social survey of Asia and the Pacific 2008
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2008Examines the region’s key short and medium term prospects and challenges in macroeconomic and selected social areas and studies long-term development issues for the developing countries in the region.DocumentCapital flows and economic fluctuations: the role of commercial banks in transmitting shocks
International Monetary Fund, 2008To understand the transmission mechanisms of financial crises, this paper examines how commercial banks have intermediated and amplified capital flow shocks during the 1997 financial crisis in Asia. Using a general equilibrium model, the paper considers an unexpected plunge of foreign loans to domestic banks as a negative shock driving up both the lending and deposit spread.DocumentLessons from the 2007 financial crisis
Centre for Economic Policy Research, London, 20072007's financial crisis emerged against the background of a global saving glut created by the entry of high-saving countries into the world market and the accumulation of wealth by commodity exporters. Excessive liquidity creation by the Fed, the ECB and countries limiting the appreciation of their currencies vis-à-vis the US dollar added to the process.Pages