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AsiaFocus
Past Issues
This newsletter provides useful context and insight into current economic and financial sector developments in the Asia-Pacific region.
Current Issue
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September 2009 - Asian Banking in Challenging Financial Times
(PDF - 263KB)
Past Issues
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August 2009 - Japan’s Cross-Shareholding Legacy: the Financial Impact on Banks
(PDF - 371KB)
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July 2009 - Islamic Finance: Malaysia's Growing Role
(PDF - 276KB)
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June 2009 - A Comparison of Loan Loss Allowance Practices in Asia
(PDF - 302KB)
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April 2009 - Basel II Implementation in Asia
(PDF - 72KB)
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March 2009 - Recent Japanese and Chinese Investments in U.S. and European Financial Institutions
(PDF - 60 KB)
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January 2009 - Hong Kong's Role in the Movement Toward a More Integrated Greater Chinese Marketplace
(PDF - 296KB)
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October 2008 - Recent Developments in Asian Deposit Guarantee Programs
(PDF - 267KB)
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September 2008 - Asian Asset Management Companies in Retrospect
(PDF - 250KB)
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September 2008 - FRBSF Conference “The Changing Landscape: Asia’s Role in Global Finance”
(PDF - 292KB)
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July 2008 - Postal Savings Reform Part I: Japan and Korea
(PDF - 292KB)
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July 2008 - Postal Savings Reform Part II: China
(PDF - 293KB)
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April 2008 - The Development of Payment and Settlement Systems in China
(PDF - 278KB)
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March 2008 - Implementing International Financial Reporting Standards in Asia
(PDF - 286KB)
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February 2008 - Vietnam’s Banking Sector
(PDF - 286KB)
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January 2008 - Record High Remittances to the Philippines
(PDF - 323KB)
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July 2007 - Anti-Money Laundering Reforms and Trends in Asia
(PDF - 278KB)
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May 2007 - China’s New Foreign Bank Regulations
(PDF - 318KB)
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March 2007 - China's Banking Sector
(PDF - 178KB)
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February 2007 - Japan's New Consumer Finance Law
(PDF - 33KB)
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April 2006 - Japanese Banks and Rising Bond Yields
(PDF - 339KB)
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March 2006 - Indian Banks Tap Markets
(PDF - 272KB)
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Jan 2006 - Korea's Maturing Credit Bureaus
(PDF - 167KB)
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Sept 2005 - Japanese City Banks: Unwarranted Home Loan Expectations
(PDF - 252KB)
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July 2005 - Foreign Banks' New China Strategy
(PDF - 382KB)
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June 2005 - China: An Evolving Housing Market
(PDF - 279KB)
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May 2005 - Indian Banking Reforms
(PDF - 160KB)
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March 2005 - Deposit Insurance Programs in Asia
(PDF - 170KB)
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