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Transcript
Illustrative Case:
The Asian Crisis of 1997
• The roots of the Asian currency crisis extended from a
fundamental change in the economics of the region:
the transition of many Asian nations from being net
exporters to net importers due to the following two
reasons
– Rapidly economic expansion
– Many Asian countries pegged its currency at a fixed
exchange rate with the US$, so their currencies appreciated
with the US$ being strong after 1995
• The deficit of BOP generates the depreciation pressure
– To support their pegged exchange rates, Asian nations
require to attract net capital inflow
– The most visible roots of the crisis were the excess capital
inflows into Thailand in 1996 and early 1997
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