The global crisis of 2008-09 went in hand with sharp fluctuations in capital flows. To some extent, these fluctuations may have been attributable to uncertainty-averse investors indiscriminately selling assets about which they had poor information, including those in geographically distant...

Rapid globalisation has brought substantial benefits to developing Asia, but it has also heightened the risks associated with policy mistakes, weak financial institutions, and problems in corporate and public governance. The 1997 Asian crisis has demonstrated the urgent need to rethink the...

The full text of the Code of Liberalisation of Capital Movements sets out the legally binding obligations accepted by OECD members. The Code, regularly updated by decisions of the OECD Council, reflects all changes in the positions of members up to 1 January 2003. It outlines the obligations of...