The Future of Asian Finance

September 2, 2015

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde presents The Future of Asian Finance book during a conference in Jakarta, Indonesia (IMF Staff/Stephen Jaffe)
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Asia fared well throughout the global financial crisis and has since become one of the strongest economic regions in the world. But with the global economy such as it is, a new book published by the IMF says Asia’s financial systems are facing new challenges. In this podcast coauthor Jim Walsh talks about The Future of Asian Finance.
Jim Walsh, IMF Deputy Division Chief in the Monetary and Capital Markets Department and a co-author of “The Future of Asian Finance”
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