Intro -- Contents -- I. GLOBALIZATION OF PRODUCTION AND FINANCIAL INTEGRATION IN ASIA -- II. ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS AND … II: ASIA'S INTENTIONS -- APPENDIX II. 4. REGIONAL COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS AND CODES -- APPENDIX II. 5. ASIAN REGIONAL … POLICY FORUMS EMEAP ( Executives Meeting of East Asia and Pacific Central Banks) -- APPENDIX II.6. FSAP AND ROSC …

Regional integration of Pacific Island countries (PICs) with Australia, New Zealand, and emerging Asia has increased … economies are more important for PICs than from advanced economies outside the region. While strong linkages with Asia would …

This paper examines the role of Japan against that of China in the exchange rate regime in East Asia in light of …, Japan does not appear to be a dominant player in forming a currency union in East Asia, and this trend is likely to continue …

The paper shows that Asia's degree of financial integration, both with the world and within the region remains low by …

examines the impact of that deleveraging on credit supply in recipient economies, with a particular focus on Asia …

paper is to assess whether this is true for emerging Asia's economies. Using a dynamic factor model and a structural vector … auto-regression model, we show that long-term interest rates in Asia are indeed predominantly driven by global factors …

determinants, which include trade and financial linkages, as well as policies. In line with Asia's growing role in the global …

This paper assesses how pro-poor and inclusive Asia's recent growth has been, and what factors have been driving these …, dampening the impact of growth on poverty reduction. As a result, relative to other emerging and developing regions and to Asia … policies that could help redress these trends and broaden the benefits of growth in Asia. These include fiscal policies to …