It is now nearly four years since the Asian financial crisis began. Initially, the crisis involved a run on regional currencies closely linked to the U.S. dollar, beginning with the Thai baht in ...
Minister of Finance Choi Sang-mok declared that the government will intervene to stabilize the market if the won continues to ...
Financial sector weaknesses are at the root of the Asian crisis and require particularly urgent attention. In many cases, weak but viable financial institutions must be restructured and recapitalized.
It’s anyone’s guess how the People’s Bank of China governor will navigate the many shocks the former and future U.S.
Indonesia’s rupiah is nearing levels last seen in the Asian Financial Crisis. Here's why this time is different. The outgoing president brought stability, but left a great deal undone.
Former Dewan Negara president Rais Yatim has credited Daim Zainuddin with saving Malaysia from the devastating impact of the ...
Tun Daim Zainuddin’s contribution in steering Malaysia out of the Asian financial crisis must be remembered, says Tan Sri ...
It wasn't the only one. Thailand, the Philippines, South Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia - even Japan - were all affected by the Asian financial crisis. Almost overnight, the East Asian economic ...
Malaysia's Daim Zainuddin, an influential two-times finance minister who led major economic reforms and helped steer the ...
He had been in the ICU over the past few weeks, following a stroke. Mr Daim helped steer Malaysia through recessions and the ...
We spoke with Supavud Saicheua, Head of Economic Research at Phatra Securities, about Thailand’s role in the Asian financial crisis. In our conversation, Supavud discusses the economic and financial ...
Tun Daim Zainuddin, Malaysia’s former finance minister and a key economic strategist, passed away on 13 November at age 86.