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This edition of the Asia Bond Monitor reviews developments in emerging East Asian local currency bond markets and discusses how the financial sector can help fund the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Local currency bonds outstanding in emerging East Asian markets climbed to USD16.3 trillion in the first quarter of 2020. Risks remain heavily tilted to the downside given uncertainty about the effects of COVID-19. A section on the financial sector and COVID-19 discusses the use of pandemic bonds and social bonds to mobilize resources and of fintech to support inclusive growth and pandemic resilience. A chapter on financial architecture and innovation examines whether banks or equity and debt markets are more conducive to innovation. It finds that a market-based financial system is more conducive.Product Identifiers
PublisherAsian Development Bank
ISBN-139789292622589
eBay Product ID (ePID)20046603669
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Number of Pages102 Pages
Publication NameAsia Bond Monitor-June 2020
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEconomics, Finance
Publication Year2020
TypeTextbook
AuthorAsian Development Bank
SeriesAsia Bond Monitor
Dimensions
Item Height279 mm
Item Width216 mm
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Country/Region of ManufacturePhilippines
Title_AuthorAsian Development Bank