This book containing hope that in detailing the country's experience in handling the economic and financial turmoil, Malaysians will understand the very serious difficulty the country was in and appreciate the measures taken by the government to overcome the turmoil. It is also hoped that Malaysia's experience will provide invaluable lessons to other countries which might face similar situations.
The deep currency crisis which erupted in the beginning of July 1997 among the rapidly growing economies of Southeast Asia raises the question: "Have the rapid rates of growth in the late 1980s and early 1990s mortgaged the economic futures of these economies?" This book examines the economic bases for the crisis and characterizes the nature of the policy weaknesses that led to the crisis. Draw…
Recent events have reignited the debate over the future of the international monetary system. This book, part of the Integrating National Economic series, examines international monetary options of the twenty-first century. Barry Eichengreen argues that it will not be possible for governments to prevent exchange rates from exceeding prespecified limits. Changes in technology, market structure, …
Paul Erdman, as well-known for his ability to predict financial markets as for his ability to write a suspenseful story, clearly explains the tangled basis and continuing strength of the currency crisis, gives his predictions about the future, and offers advice to market masters on the direction they should pursue. Significantly updated for this paperback edition, Tug of War, as compelling as a…
Presents a rigorous and balanced presentation of international financial markets and international corporate finance. Takes a unified approach based on arbitrage-fee pricing. Includes an in-depth discussion of the economic role of the forward rate and the value of the forward contract, a comprehensive discussion of when and why the firm can increase its value by hedging foreign exchange risk, a…
This book describes how professional traders price and trade spot, forward, and currency option markets; explores transaction, economic, and accounting exposures, telling how to identify, measure, and manage them; discusses methods for making foreign currency products and strategies work for a specific business; and analyzes the different credit risks, showing how to measure them and offering s…
This 2004 Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions provides a detailed description of the exchange arrangements and exchange/trade restrictions of individual IMF member countries and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, as well as Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles. The report highlights that the exchange rate of the kuna is determined in the foreign exchange market.…