This issue features speeches, presentations, position paper, and other materials delivered and issued during the 26th ABA General Meeting and Conference held on October 29-30, 2009 in Manila. The editor and staff of the ABA Journal of Banking and Finance would like to take this opportunity to thank the authors of the said materials for sharing their valuable ideas for this edition.
Responding to the 2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis
This issue features speeches, papers press communiqués, and other materials addressing the global financial crisis and its impact on the world and, in particular, Asian economies. The editor and staff of ABA Journal of Banking and Finance would like to take this opportunity to thank the authors of the said materials for sharing their valuable ideas for this edition.
Basel II Implementation and the Development of Asia's Financial Systems: Challenges and Regional Cooperation
REPORT OF A PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR DIALOGUE
Jointly Organized by
The South East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Research and Training Centre
The Asian Bankers’ Association (ABA)
The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC)
The Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) on August 18-19, 2008 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
THE ADVISORY GROUP ON APEC FINANCIAL SYSTEM CAPACITY-BUILDING
A Public-Private Sector Initiative
2008 REPORT ON CAPACITY-BUILDING MEASURES TO STRENGTHEN AND DEVELOP FINANCIAL SYSTEMS With a Foreword by Jeffrey L.S. Koo, Advisory Group Chair (Edited by Dr. Julius Caesar Parreñas)
Asian Banks: Coping with Risks and Seizing Opportunities
This issue features speeches, papers and other materials presented during the 25th ABA General Meeting and Conference held on October 30-31, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. Hosted by the Bangkok Bank PCL, the event focused on the theme "Asian Banking: Coping with Risks and Seizing Opportunities." Eminent speakers were invited to share their valuable insights on the market risks and uncertainties currently faced by the banking sector in the region and how Asian bankers could take advantage of the challenges and opportunities that these risks present to financial institutions. The seminar covered four topics, namely: "The Global Macroeconomic and Banking Environment", "Global Liquidity and Its Impact on Asia," "Asian Banking: Intra-Regional Credit and Investment Issues," and "The New Banker Generation."
The editor and staff of the ABA Journal of Banking and Finance wish to thank the authors of the materials included herein for sharing their valuable ideas on the various issues at hand.
