Local currency bond markets in ASEAN+3 play an important role in diversifying financial intermediary channels and mitigating the impacts of financial crises. Th

This paper was delivered by Dr Olarn Chaipravat at a seminar jointly organised by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies and the Saw Centre for Financial Stud

The Asian Bond Markets Initiative (ABMI) was launched in December 2002 by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the People’s Republic of Chin

Following the Asian financial crisis, the development of local currency bond markets in each of the APEC economies as well as regional bond markets has received

China’s bond market is destined to play an increasingly important role, both at home and abroad. And the inclusion of the country’s bonds in global indexes