Accommodative global liquidity conditions post-crisis have translated into low domestic borrowing costs and strong domestic credit growth, with household and corporate leverage trending upwards. Bank lending remains the predominant source of financing in Singapore, with cross-border and foreign...

As a bank-based economy, global factors affect financial intermediation and monetary transmission in Indonesia mainly through financial markets. Foreign portfolio flows to Indonesia are mostly in the form of government bonds and corporate equities, and thus directly influence the movements of...