Some techniques of credit distributions of the eight SEACEN countries are presented and discussed in this book. It looks into the objectives, and examines the conditions under which they could be successfully implemented. The relevant experiences of other developing and developed countries are...

This study aims to analyse the impact of exchange rate changes on the trade balance, and to construct the effective exchange rate index using the simulated trade balance effects of the exchange rate changes as the weights. The study is divided into four sections. Section I reviews various...

This study attempts to answer the following questions with regard to member SEACEN countries: "what is the level of savings?", "what determines savings?", and "what can be done to increase savings?". These questions are asked in the light of the fact that growing debt burdens, rising public...

Based on the survey of 12 SEACEN members, a number of common and general trends can be detected in relation to the operational framework of monetary policy in the SEACEN countries. Firstly, it was found that price stability is the most important objective of monetary policy and many central...

The development of financial markets cannot be isolated from the influence of technology. Technology, especially information technology (IT), plays a dual role in the financial field - as the engine of development of financial products and as the engine of financial institution operations. The...

This collaborative research study provides the overall perspective on the role of FDI in eco- nomic development, the strategies and policies adopted, the issues, nature and scope of FDI, the economic effects of FDI and the emerging sources of FDI for the SEACEN countries. Drawing on the findings...

This paper investigates the extent of financial disintermediation in the SEACEN countries and examines the policy implications of disintermediation for monetary management. It looks into the salient features of direct financing aspects in the financial markets of the SEACEN countries and surveys...

This study discusses the theory of deposit insurance and its practice in selected countries, namely, the Philippines and Sri Lanka among SEACEN member countries and the U.S., England, France and Germany among the non-members.

This study analyses the implications of the single EEC market's trade-diverting and trade- creating affects on the SEACEN economies beyond 1992. A review of the plans of the Euro- pean Community in the integration of their respective national markets into a single market is also presented in...

The study relates the development of the financial structure of the eight SEACEN countries to their conduct of monetary policy. It views financial institutions and financial instruments as vital elements in the formulation and implementation of monetary policy.