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 …

borderless. This paper assesses the progress achieved thus far in capital market integration in Asia, and compares regional … that while the pace of regional integration of financial markets in Asia's emerging economies has accelerated in recent …-market returns driven by financial turmoil originating at both the regional and global levels spills over into emerging Asia domestic …

labor in Asia and the Pacific has stagnated in recent years even as the flow of goods, services, and investment have …

Asia. …

The issue of decoupling is controversial. On the back of Asia's sustained high growth, the hypothesis that the region …'s business cycles would become increasingly independent of the global trend gained considerable attention. Asia was nonetheless … of macroeconomic interdependence between emerging East Asia and Group of 3 economies. First, the progress of regional …

We develop an index to measure the degree of regional integration in Asia and the Pacific (48 economies in six …

"Poverty and income inequality remain a stubborn challenge in Asia and the Pacific despite the region’s rapid economic … characteristics significantly affect financial inclusion in developing Asia. Furthermore, we find that financial inclusion …

This paper examines the unfolding of the US subprime-generated turmoil and its potential spillover on emerging Asia …