We draw on portfolio theory and international diversification in order to analyse strategies allowing to reduce emerging economies' exposure to exchange-rate risk. We show in particular that it may be efficient for an investor, in terms of maximising the return-to-risk ratio, to build up a...

The overly accommodating monetary policy is often accused of creating surplus liquidity and bubbles on the asset markets. In particular, it could have contributed to strong capital inflows in emerging countries, which may have had a significant impact on financial stability in these countries,...

The overly accommodating monetary policy is often accused of creating surplus liquidity and bubbles on the asset markets. In particular, it could have contributed to strong capital inflows in emerging countries, which may have had a significant impact on financial stability in these countries,...

We have drawn on portfolio theory and international diversification in order to analyse strategies that help reduce emerging economy exposure to exchange-rate risk. We show that it may be efficient for an investor, by taking into account the several components of the global risk, to build up a...

The expansion of global liquidity, resulting from the unconventional monetary policies implemented by the major Central Banks over the past several years, has contributed to the debate on the cross-border impact of those measures. This paper examines the impact of global excess liquidity on...

The Central and Eastern European countries have used since the beginning of the transition of many monetary and exchange rate strategies to fight against inflation. One can find the full spectrum of regimes, from free floating, currency board, monetary anchors, inflation targeting, through...

Credit rating agencies (cras) have come under intensive scrutiny, having failed to assess the risk of mortgage-related structured products involved in the subprime crisis of 2008. Since 2010, the steady downgrading of European sovereign debt has also led to much criticism. This article focuses...

[eng] Financial systems and growth in Mediterranean area : a comparative analysis . Theoretical and empirical analysis highlight the decisive role of capital accumulation in income growth. This accumulation can be improved by developing and strengthening the financial system. The purpose of this...

Determinants of Capital Inflows into Asia: What about Carry Trade Strategies? One of the factors explaining the capital inflows in Asia between 2003 and 2007 is the carry trade strategies with the yen as the funding currency. The aim of this article is to evaluate the impact of domestic and...