## Regional Economic Outlook: Asia and Pacific, April 2007

_Asia and Pacific, April 13, 2007_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: April 13, 2007
- Series: Asia and Pacific

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### Overview and Scope
- Examines recent economic and financial developments and trends in Asia and the Pacific.
- Analyzes Asia’s trade performance, notably in the high-tech sector.
- Reviews the February–March bout of turbulence in the region’s financial markets.
- Assesses the near-term outlook, key risks, and related policy challenges.
- Contains special chapters that examine:
  - The evolving nature of capital inflows.
  - Housing market developments.
  - The impact of commodity price booms on lower-income economies.

### Recent Developments and Financial Market Turbulence
- Reviews the February–March financial market turbulence in the region and its implications for the outlook and policy.
- Evaluates recent financial market developments and their macroeconomic implications.

### Near-Term Outlook, Risks, and Macroeconomic Policy Issues
- Presents the near-term regional outlook and identifies key downside and upside risks.
- Discusses macroeconomic policy issues relevant to sustaining growth and managing vulnerabilities in the region.

### The Evolving Nature of Capital Flows in Emerging Asia
- Analyzes how the nature of capital flows has changed in Emerging Asia.
- Examines risks and challenges posed by recent capital flows.
- Discusses policy challenges for managing capital flow dynamics, including implications for reserves and exchange market pressure.

### Housing Prices in Asia: Assessment and Policy Options
- Assesses whether housing prices are rising "too fast" in parts of Asia.
- Examines housing booms and the relationship between housing finance and macro-financial risks.
- Discusses policy options for containing housing-related vulnerabilities and concludes with policy-relevant findings.

### How Low-Income Resource-Rich Countries Should Respond to Commodity Price Booms
- Studies terms-of-trade developments and their macroeconomic impact on low-income resource-rich countries in Asia.
- Reviews policy issues and institutional frameworks for resource revenue management.
- Offers guidance on making resource abundance a blessing rather than a source of macroeconomic instability.

### Content Highlights and Analytical Focus
- Emphasis on: trade performance (high-tech sector), capital inflows, housing market developments, commodity price booms, and financial market volatility.
- Policy focus: macroeconomic policy responses, reserve management, housing finance regulation, institutional frameworks for resource revenue management.

*Source: Regional Economic Outlook: Asia and Pacific, April 2007*

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