The Development of Local Debt Markets in Asia
The Development of Local Debt Markets in Asia

Author: Mr.Mangal Goswami

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2011-06-01

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 1455259373

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The paper makes an assessment of the progress made in developing local debt markets in emerging Asia. Market development has been limited by hurdles confronting borrowers and lenders, current and potential liquidity providers, and insufficient support from government policies and regulations. Besides fostering a credit culture to deepen local debt markets, the issue of critical size can be addressed through an integrated regional market for local currency bonds that provides greater scale, efficiency, and access. With rapid economic growth in Asia, a key challenge is to generate financial assets that can provide the underlying collateral for expanding fixed-income markets, and hence domestic and regional investment opportunities.

Building Local Bond Markets
Building Local Bond Markets

Author: Alison Harwood

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 538

ISBN-13: 9780821348192

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Since the Asia and Tequila crises of the late 1990s, a growing number of emerging market countries have focused on developing local bond markets to lock in local currency, fixed-rate and long-term funding, and help governments and corporations better manage their financing risks. International organizations from Washington to Southeast Asia are pushing bond market development, to reduce global instability by improving domestic risk management. This book is part of the International Finance Corporation's efforts to assist countries in South Asia and other parts of the world to identify their need for local bond markets, the impediments to developing them, and how those impediments might be removed. The book is based on papers presented at the South Asian Debt Market Symposium held in Sri Lanka in October 1999. It provides valuable insights to emerging market nations wrestling with the issue of building local bond markets. This book will be of interest to bond market specialists, policymakers, and the private sector.

Good Practices for Developing a Local Currency Bond Market
Good Practices for Developing a Local Currency Bond Market

Author: Asian Development Bank

Publisher: Asian Development Bank

Published: 2019-05-01

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 9292616110

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Local currency bond markets in ASEAN+3 play an important role in diversifying financial intermediary channels and mitigating the impacts of financial crises. They also have the potential to help mobilize developing Asia's significant savings to meet the region's enormous infrastructure investment needs. Drawing extensively on knowledge generated by the ASEAN+3 Bond Market Forum, the publication looks at the essential building blocks and the enabling environment for these markets, as well as the roles of government, relevant authorities, and market participants.

Asia's Debt Capital Markets
Asia's Debt Capital Markets

Author: Douglas W. Arner

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-12-11

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 0387250905

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This volume comprises studies by leading research scholars in the United States and Asia on Asia’s debt capital markets. The book is unique in drawing upon the research, experience and perspectives of experts from the academic, legal, governmental and practical investment fields. They assess the risks and opportunities, and strategies for developing these markets. The authors adopt a multidisciplinary approach, encompassing economics, finance and law.

Guidance Note For Developing Government Local Currency Bond Markets
Guidance Note For Developing Government Local Currency Bond Markets

Author: International Monetary Fund

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2021-03-12

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 1513573926

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This guidance note was prepared by International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group staff under a project undertaken with the support of grants from the Financial Sector Reform and Strengthening Initiative, (FIRST).The aim of the project was to deliver a report that provides emerging market and developing economies with guidance and a roadmap in developing their local currency bond markets (LCBMs). This note will also inform technical assistance missions in advising authorities on the formulation of policies to deepen LCBMs.

South Asian Bond Markets
South Asian Bond Markets

Author: Kiatchai Sophastienphong

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0821376020

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The financial sectors in South Asia Region (SAR) are dominated by commercial banks, which account for the vast majority of the financial system's assets. The domestic debt markets including the government bond and corporate bond markets are at an early stage of development and there are few institutional investors. In recent years, countries in SAR have attempted to develop local debt markets, although the pace of development remains uneven and slow due to many regulatory and institutional impediments. With the notable exception of India, governments in SAR have yet to implement measures required for the proper development of the domestic bond markets. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the major bond markets in SAR (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) highlighting the areas which need further reforms. It is hoped that the book will contribute to our knowledge of bond markets in South Asian countries and create a broad based ownership of the recommendations made by the authors.

The Bond Market in Hong Kong, China
The Bond Market in Hong Kong, China

Author: Asian Development Bank

Publisher: Asian Development Bank

Published: 2020-09-01

Total Pages: 45

ISBN-13: 9292623788

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This report provides updates on the bond market in Hong Kong, China since the publication of the ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide 2016: Hong Kong, China. It also highlights those changes and developments that have a connection to the bond market of the People’s Republic of China. The ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide series provides member-specific information on the investment climate, rules, laws, opportunities, and characteristics of local bond markets in Asia and the Pacific. It aims to help bond market issuers, investors, and financial intermediaries understand the local context and to encourage greater participation in the region’s rapidly developing bond markets.

Emerging Bond Markets in the Dynamic Asian Economies
Emerging Bond Markets in the Dynamic Asian Economies

Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Publisher: OECD

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13:

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Provides a detailed survey of a largely unexplored territory - the bond markets in the Dynamic Asian Economies of Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.

The Bond Market in Indonesia
The Bond Market in Indonesia

Author: Asian Development Bank

Publisher: Asian Development Bank

Published: 2021-12-01

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9292692003

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The ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide series provides member-specific information on the investment climate, rules, laws, opportunities, and characteristics of local bond markets in Asia and the Pacific. It aims to help bond market issues, investors, and financial intermediaries understand the local context and encourage greater participation in the region’s rapidly developing bond markets. This edition focuses on updates in the bond market in Indonesia since the publication of the ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide for Indonesia in 2017.

Local Currency Bonds and Infrastructure Finance in ASEAN+3
Local Currency Bonds and Infrastructure Finance in ASEAN+3

Author: Asian Development Bank

Publisher: Asian Development Bank

Published: 2015-07-01

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 9292570153

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is working closely with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the People's Republic of China (PRC), Japan, and the Republic of Korea---collectively known as ASEAN+3---to develop local currency bond markets and facilitate regional bond market integration under the Asian Bond Markets Initiative (ABMI). ABMI was launched in 2002 to strengthen the resilience of the region's financial system by developing local currency bond markets as an alternative source to foreign currency-denominated, short-term bank loans for long-term investment financing. The need for infrastructure investment among ASEAN+3 members is well documented, with estimates for needed investment through 2020 reaching as high as $550 billion. Local currency financing of infrastructure projects has the important advantage of avoiding the currency risk that can arise when a project generating revenues in the domestic currency has foreign currency-denominated debt service requirements. This study was undertaken under ABMI and funded by the Government of the PRC. It addresses two key questions: (i) Why is local currency bond financing not more widely used for infrastructure projects in ASEAN+3? and (ii) What can be done to promote infrastructure bond financing?