currencies seem to matter for exchange rate determination in Asia beyond the very short term. To this end, we employ country …

the lessons of Asia were applied. Compared to the Asian programs of 1997, the European programs of 2008 were better funded … the way the IMF does its business, Asia appears to remain unengaged. The lesson Asia should draw from Europe is that it … learned in Asia over 10 years ago be applied back in Asia to benefit its own people. …

preventing and mitigating financial crises? This paper reviews and compares the experiences of Europe and Asia, which have taken … this background, the crisis is a wake-up call for further progress on monetary integration in Asia along the lines of the …

crisis has discouraged United States (US) private consumption, which in turn has significantly reduced exports from Asia …. However, Asia's private consumption is at a very low level even when compared with the current reduced US private consumption …

, suggesting the possible start of a top-down approach. Based on the results of a survey of Asia's opinion leaders conducted by the … Asian Development Bank (ADB) in 2010, this paper discusses how Asia's institutional architecture for economic and financial …

development banks in the area of development finance). Asia could contribute to this transformation by building effective …