Towards regional monetary cooperation in East Asia: lessons from other parts of the world
✍ Scribed by Masahiro Kawai; Shinji Takagi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 164 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1076-9307
- DOI
- 10.1002/ijfe.267
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
This paper discusses regional monetary cooperation for East Asia, by drawing lessons from the European Payments Union, the CFA Franc Zone and the Arab Monetary Fund. Along with the well‐known experience of the European Monetary System, these experiences suggest that effective monetary cooperation should include: (1) a surveillance mechanism; (2) a regional financing facility; (3) a common unit of account; and (4) exchange rate coordination. In East Asia, the existing mechanisms of regional surveillance must be strengthened, and the liquidity support mechanism under the Chiang Mai Initiative must evolve into a common pool of foreign exchange reserves. Over the longer term, the region may need to create its own common unit of account and to develop a framework for exchange rate coordination. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.