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 …

that the most important financial reforms in Asia will need to take place at the national level …

, reforms, systems, and procedures and through promoting effective coordination and cooperation. Asia has many overlapping …To make Asia more economically sustainable and resilient against external shocks, regional economies need to be … build seamless Asian connectivity, Asia needs an effective, formal, and rules-based institutional framework. The paper …

This paper evaluates the extent of exchange rate coordination among Asian economies using a hypothetical Asian Currency … exchange rate coordination and greater economic and financial integration. These institutions, including a multilateralized …

Since the financial crises of 1997, East Asia has made modest but nonetheless significant steps towards greater …

financial and monetary cooperation in East Asia in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis. The Republic of Korea would not … (ASEAN); Hong Kong, the PRC; and Taipei,China. Japan has shown less interest in assuming a greater role in East Asia … PRC. Otherwise, ASEAN 3 will lose its rationale for steering regional economic integration in East Asia …

coordination between various programs to better manage the cost of ageing. The current difficult macroeconomic environment …, including fiscal stringency conditions, strengthens the case for such coordination …

weakness of current financial regulatory structures in Asia, this paper suggests that East Asian governments should refer to … the Lamfalussy Process in the European Union and set up an Asia Financial Stability Dialogue to facilitate policy … coordination for regional financial sector stability and development …

Rapid population ageing and economic transformation in Asia raise the policy challenge of ensuring income security in … schemes in Asia, informed by insights from theory and international experience. The paper identifies alternative forms of …