Choice of currency by East Asia bond issuers

• Main Authors: FERNANDEZ, David, KLASSEN, Simon
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2006
• Subjects: Currency; bonds; Asian bond markets; East Asia; Asian Studies; Finance; Finance and Financial Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6896; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/7895/viewcontent/bispap30l.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In discussing bond markets in Asia, academics and policymakers typically begin by noting that the Asian crisis of 1997-98 in part resulted from the underdevelopment of the region’s domestic bond markets and the resultant currency and duration mismatches. When assessing the progress made in developing these markets in the post-crisis years, academics and policymakers usually observe that, while several domestic currency government bond markets have moved ahead, corporate bond markets have lagged (Asian Development Bank (2002), Reserve Bank of Australia (2003)). The policy conclusion is therefore often drawn: to prevent another Asian crisis, Asian bond markets must be further developed.