Overview -- Issues and challenges of international monetary reform -- East Asia perception of the global safety net, IMF -- Use of national currencies for trade settlement in East Asia : a proposal -- Shaping the future of the IMS : regionalization of selected Asian currencies -- Conclusion

Monetary aggregates are now much less used as policy instruments as identifying the right measure has become difficult and interest rate transmission has worked well in an increasingly complex financial system. In this process, little attention was paid to the potential spillover of excess...

Now close to 50 percent of GDP, this paper assesses the appropriateness of China's current investment levels. It finds that China's capital-to-output ratio is within the range of other emerging markets, but its economic growth rates stand out, partly due to a surge in investment over the last...