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Flattening the Insolvency Curve: Promoting Corporate Restructuring in Asia and the Pacific in the Post-C19 Recovery

Author/Editor: W A Bauer, R S Craig, José Garrido, Kenneth H Kang, Kenichiro Kashiwase, Sung Jin Kim, Yan Liu, Sohrab Rafiq.

Release Date:January, 2021

The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) triggered a sharp contraction of economic activity across Asia and the Pacific. Policymakers adopted a “whatever it takes” approach in their initial response, more...



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What Do Deviations from Covered Interest Parity and Higher FX Hedging Costs Mean for Asia

Author/Editor: Gee Hee Hong, Anne Oeking, Kenneth H Kang, Changyong Rhee.

Release Date:August, 2019

Asian countries have high demand for U.S. dollars and are sensitive to U.S. dollar funding costs. An important, but often overlooked, component of these costs is the basis spread in the more...



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A Strategy for Resolving Europe's Problem Loans

Author/Editor: Shekhar Aiyar, Wolfgang Bergthaler, Jose M Garrido, Anna Ilyina, Andreas Jobst, Kenneth H Kang, Dmitriy Kovtun, Yan Liu, Dermot Monaghan, Marina Moretti.

Release Date:September, 2015

Europe’s banking system is weighed down by high levels of non-performing loans (NPLs), which are holding down credit growth and economic activity. This discussion note uses a new survey of European more...



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Tackling Small and Medium Enterprise Problem Loans in Europe

Author/Editor: Wolfgang Bergthaler, Kenneth Kang, Yan Liu, Dermot Monaghan.

Release Date:March, 2015

The global financial crisis has left a large private sector debt overhang and high levels of non- performing loans (NPLs) in several European countries. Small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) more...



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A Strategy for Developing a Market for Nonperforming Loans in Italy

Author/Editor: Nadčge Jassaud, Kenneth Kang.

Release Date:February, 2015

Addressing the buildup of nonperforming loans (NPLs) in Italy since the global financial crisis will remain a challenge for some time and be important for supporting a sustained, robust economic more...



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Raising the Consumption Tax in Japan: Why, When, How?

Author/Editor: Kenneth Kang, Michael Keen, Mahmood Pradhan, Ruud A de Mooij.

Release Date:June, 2011

The note will make the case for a substantial increase in the VAT in Japan as a core measure of fiscal consolidation, assess its macroeconomic impact (on real activity and inflationary expectations), more...



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“Lost Decade” in Translation - What Japan’s Crisis could Portend about Recovery from the Great Recession

Author/Editor: Kiichi Tokuoka, Murtaza H. Syed, Kenneth Kang.

Release Date:December, 2009

Is the recovery from the global financial crisis now secured? A strikingly similar crisis that stalled Japan's growth miracle two decades ago could provide some clues. This paper explores the more...



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From Crisis to Recovery in Korea : Strategy, Achievements, and Lessons

Author/Editor: Kenneth Kang, Hong Liang, Henry Ma, Anthony J Richards, Ajai Chopra, Meral Karasulu.

Release Date:October, 2001

This paper reviews and draws lessons from the stabilization and reform program that Korea implemented in response to the 1997-98 crisis. The economy recovered quickly from the deep recession in 1998 more...



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