Capital Inflows and Policy Responses in the AsEAN Region
Summary:
This paper reviews the experience of four ASEAN countries in dealing with an unprecedently strong influx of foreign capital in the late 1980s and early 1990s. While there was some increase in inflation associated with the inflows, it was relatively minor, and real exchange rates did not appreciate. Countries responded in the first instance by using open market operations for sterilized intervention. Subsequently, the fiscal stance was tightened. There was reluctance to allow nominal currency appreciation and, with one exception, controls on capital inflows were avoided.
Series:
Working Paper No. 1996/025
Subject:
Balance of payments Capital account Capital flows Capital inflows Exchange rates Fiscal policy Fiscal stance Foreign exchange
English
Publication Date:
April 1, 1996
ISBN/ISSN:
9781451844214/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA0251996
Pages:
50
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