Since weaknesses in East Asian financial systems had existed for decades and were not unique to the region, why did Asia not experience crises of this magnitude before?

The Asian Financial Crisis. Charles W.L.Hill University of Washington Asian Contagion Between June 1997 and January 1998 a financial crisis swept like a brush fire

The Asian financial crisis that was triggered in July 1997 was a shocker. Even two years after it ended, anxiety still loomed over global financial markets.

The Asian Financial Crisis of 1997 – 1998 and the Behavior of Asian Stock Markets. by Urbi Garay

What is the ‘Asian Financial Crisis’ The Asian financial crisis, also called the “Asian Contagion,” was a series of currency devaluations and other events that spread

The beginning of the Asian financial crisis can be traced back to 2 July 1997. That was the day the Thai Government announced a managed float of the Baht and called

The Asian Crisis: Causes and Cures IMF Staff. The financial crisis that struck many Asian countries in late 1997 did so with an unexpected severity.

A Good Look at the Thai Financial Crisis in 1997-98. 1.Introduction An open economy is susceptible to a speculative attack; the smaller the economy, the more

The Asian financial crisis was a period of financial crisis that gripped much of East Asia beginning in July 1997 and raised fears of a worldwide economic meltdown

Jul 03, 2007 · Most Asian economies now enjoy sizeable current-account surpluses and have built up extensive foreign-exchange reserves with which, in theory,