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Finance sector development

E-commerce in Asia brings international price arbitrage opportunities

E-commerce in Asia brings international price arbitrage opportunities
...the region are taking advantage of exchange rate movements, and shop abroad whenever the exchange rate is favorable. Our research proves that short-term international price arbitrage is occurring—an important finding...

Information and Communications Technology

Going digital in the Pacific: lessons from Samoa’s online firms

Going Digital in the Pacific Lessons from Samoa’s Online Firms
...through search engines, firms’ ability to capitalize on the digital economy is seriously hampered. Visibility can be improved in three ways: First, website optimization. Search engine optimization (SEO) is the...

Energy

Decline of oil prices and the negative interest rate policy in Japan

Decline of Oil Prices and the Negative Interest Rate Policy in Japan
...short-term government bonds and even for long-term government bonds up to 15 years. On the other hand, a vertical investment–savings curve in the Japanese economy prevented the growth of corporate...

Economics, Finance sector development, Governance and public sector management

Assessing the BOJ’s yield curve control policy

Assessing the BOJ’s yield curve control policy
...relief to financial institutions, which typically hold long-term assets and short-term liabilities. What are the differences between yield curve control and the previous regime? In practice, the number of asset...

Economics, Education, Finance sector development

Monetary policy spillovers in emerging Asia

Monetary policy spillovers in emerging Asia
...creation and safeguard long-term financial stability. _____ References: Belke, A., I. Dubova, and U. Volz. 2017. Long-Term Interest Rate Spillovers from Major Developed Economies to Emerging Asia. ADBI Working Paper...

Regional cooperation and integration

Is regional economic integration enough? The search for ‘Wave 3’ growth

Is regional economic integration enough? The search for ‘Wave 3’ growth
...the government of the day will not back down under pressure of short-term political expediency will be critically important. Conclusion—Wave 3 growth requires political, policy and institutional reform: The exogenous...

Economics

Implications of negative interest rates for Asia

Implications of Negative Interest Rates for Asia
...implementation of the negative interest rate policy4. Another concern is that the profitability and soundness of institutions with long-term liabilities such as insurance companies and pension funds may be weakened....

Finance sector development

Banking crises and ‘Japanization’: Origins and implications

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Recent research has found that economic recoveries from banking crises tend to be weaker and more prolonged than those from traditional types of deep recessions (see for example IMF 2009)....

Population

The role of foreign migrant workers in several economic successes in Asia and the Middle East

Foreign Migrant Workers
...East suggests that their aim is to meet short-term economic needs rather than to stay long term. Such FMWs could be managed based on a short-term perspective, for example, by...

Governance and public sector management

Is political union Europe’s solution to the eurozone crisis?

Is political union Europe’s solution to the eurozone crisis?
...by the crisis, the eurozone now needs a menu of solutions that includes: short-term measures to restore confidence in countries and support growth; medium-term fiscal measures to reduce deficits and...