The main objective of this paper is to suggest reform measures to address the gaps and weaknesses in emerging Asia …'s financial regulatory and supervisory systems, on the basis of lessons drawn from the global crisis. For emerging Asia, the …-ranging financial reforms, emerging Asia will face dramatic changes in the global financial landscape. The region's authorities need to …

securities, with emphasis on Japan and developing Asia. We find that foreign residents generally increased their holdings of …

Asia's bank-centered financial systems require the reduced supply-demand gap in lending as a core policy pillar to … their financial accessibility. The rapid growth of emerging Asia is generating SMEs' long-term funding needs and requires … potential of capital market financing for SMEs in emerging Asia, reviewing the challenges of existing SME capital markets and …

inclusive economic growth in most economies in Asia. Adequate access to finance is crucial for SMEs to survive and eventually … grow beyond their SME status. In Asia, the reality is that SMEs have poor access to finance. It is one of the core factors … system in Asia. This paper discusses a new regime of SME finance amid an era of global imbalances, with empirical analyses of …

In understanding the proliferation of free trade agreements (FTAs) in Asia since 2000, it is important to distinguish … total of 34 Enabling Clause-based FTAs in effect around the globe, more than half of them are located in Asia. Moreover, the … way the Enabling Clause is used by developing countries in Asia is very different from other regions. Outside of Asia, the …

Is intraregional trade in Asia really integrating? It is not easy to answer this ostensibly simple question. There are … agreements [FTAs]), the number of signed FTAs in Asia is growing but the relation between trade interdependence and the signing …