Banks, Financial Liberalisation and Financial Crises in Emerging Markets

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Inn emerging economies, financial liberalisation appear to bring about banking and currency crises, both of which have lead to financial crises. The evidence for this analysis obtains in East Asia where there was a boom period in the early '90s, then a transitional period in the mid '90s which was followed by a bust period in latter half of 1997.

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Financial services and the WTO: liberalisation commitments of the developing and transition economies

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The impact of financial services liberalization negotations carried out under the World Trade Organization, on transition and developing economies, and their involvement in the process, are examined in detail.

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How strong is the case for free trade in financial services?

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Arguments favoring trade liberalization for financial services are reviewed and examined in detail.

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