This collaborative research project aims to measure the level of riska in the banking system using available supervisory information with the view to determine whether the existing levels of capital is commensurate to the level of risks implied by them. This supervisory information includes data...

This collaborative project aims to review the existing compiling practices and management of non-debt creating flows namely foreign direct investment (FDI) and foreign portfolio investment (FPI) with a view to improving the monitoring system of the SEACEN member countries. It also aims to...

This volume aims to analyse the Asian economic interdependence on the basis of intra-regional trade and investment flows. It also attempts to present some empirical evidences on the effects of growing regional economic interdependence on economic growth. While various trade intensity measures...

The study provides a review of the twin liberalisation programmes in the SEACEN countries, with emphasis on the sequencing and pacing of reforms in the domestic financial sector and the capital account. It also analyses the macroeconomic developments in the SEACEN countries during 1990 to 1995...

This study attempts to identify the consequences of government budgetary deficits on money supply and output within the framework of distributed lags and Granger causality. The paper focuses on such SEACEN Countries as Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand for the...

The objective of this project is to review methodologies of computing the potential output gaps; to survey of international best practice with respect to the estimation and utilisation of potential output and output gap measures; and to identify weaknesses and strengths of the respective...

This study examines the short- and long-term demand for money in the SEACEN countries to determine whether it is still stable and predictable following the external shocks and the process of financial liberalization. The paper attempts to provide a broad overview of financial reforms taking...

One of the central pillars of the new Basel-II regulatory framework is the concept of risk-based capital requirements. In this regard, under the internal-rating-based (IRB) approach, the amount of capital that a bank will have to hold against a given exposure will be a function of the estimated...

This study analyses the current competitive performances of SEACEN countries and suggest policies for their improvement. It focuses on a discussion of analytical frameworks than on drawing specific conclusions about each country's competitive standing.

This volume contains selected papers presented at the Eleventh SEACEN Meeting of Directors of Supervision held in Kuala Lumpur, 8-10 October 1997. It covers an opening address and introduction; financial system soundness and monetary and supervisory policies; approaches to risk-based...