An Accumulation of International Reserves and External Debt: Evidence from Developing Countries

The main analytical contribution of this paper is to analyze the cost of the decision to jointly hold reserves and sovereign debt. By analyzing the impact of holding reserves and sovereign debt on sovereign credit ratings will provide the evidence of the costs of holding reserves and debt with respe...

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Main Authors: Siti Nurazira, Mohd Daud, Jan M., Podivinsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd 2015
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Online Access:http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/8023
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Institution: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
Language: English
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Summary:The main analytical contribution of this paper is to analyze the cost of the decision to jointly hold reserves and sovereign debt. By analyzing the impact of holding reserves and sovereign debt on sovereign credit ratings will provide the evidence of the costs of holding reserves and debt with respect to credit risk. It is found that the positive effect of accumulation reserves that aims to improve sovereign ratings has been crowding-out by the negative effect of accumulation external debt which resulted in a net negative effect. As such, it is suggested that countries reduce their sovereign debt in order to maintain a good credit risk position while holds international reserves at the optimal level of 3.67 in a month of imports which is slightly higher than the conventional rule.