Since the Asian crisis, ASEAN5 countries have expended considerable effort in trying to develop their domestic bond …? And does this mean that domestic markets have not, in fact, developed? The paper argues that bond market growth has been … held back by a sharp fall in investment rates, which has left firms with little need for bond borrowing. Even so, markets …

The paper makes an assessment of the progress made in developing local debt markets in emerging Asia. Market … issue of critical size can be addressed through an integrated regional market for local currency bonds that provides greater … scale, efficiency, and access. With rapid economic growth in Asia, a key challenge is to generate financial assets that can …

The objective of this paper is to discuss the key issues relating to the development of local corporate bond markets …. We examine the requirements for local corporate bond market development, and compare and contrast experiences across both … risk pricing, the availability of reliable trading systems, and the development of hedging instruments are fundamental for …