2. THE ASIAN CRISIS
JULY 1997 – THAILAND : VALUE OF THAI BAHT
PLUMMETED.
SPILLOVER OF CRISIS – INDONESIA, KOREA,
MALAYSIA, PHILLIPPINES
CLOSURE OF BANKS AND FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS
COLLAPSE OF REAL ESTATE SECTOR
3. OTHER EFFECTS OF THE CRISIS
INCREASE IN INTEREST RATES
DEPRECIATION IN CURRENCIES
REGIONAL STOCK MARKETS
ADVERSELY AFFECTED
4. CAUSES OF THE CRISES
80’S – ASIAN ECONOMIES EXPERIENCING UNPRECEDENTED
ECONOMIC GROWTH.
RAPID RISE IN EXPORTS
SHIFT IN EXPORTS FROM TEXTILES TO HIGH TECH PRODUCTS LIKE
AUTOMOBILES, SEMI CONDUCTORS & CONSUMER ELECTRONICS.
CYCLICAL DOWNTURN IN THE DEMAND FOR ELECTRONIC GOODS
RISING DOLLAR, FALLING YEN
FALL IN EXPORTS
5. IMPACT OF ASIAN CRISIS
REDUCED INFLOW OF FOREIGN CAPITAL
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
MARKET CONCERN ABOUT EXCHANGE RATES
EVENTUAL COLLAPSE OF THAI BAHT
NO IMPLICIT GUARANTEES IN INVESTMENTS
FALL IN ASSET PRICES
6. CRISIS DEEPENS…
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES – BANKRUPT
CRISIS SPREAD TO MALAYSIA, S KOREA,
INDONESIA, PHILLIPINES.
INVESTORS BACKED OUT
RUSSIA AFFECTED [ RIPPLE EFFECT]
7. EFFECT OF ASIAN CRISES ON OTHER
ECONOMIES
JAPAN’S EXPORT TO ASIAN TIGERS WAS HIT
LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES – CHILE, MEXICO,
VENZEULA WERE ADVERSELY AFFECTED
LOWER DEMAND FOR EXPORTS FROM LATIN
AMERICA
EUROPEAN FIRMS AFFECTED DUE TO REDUCED
EXPORTS TO ASIAN COUNTRIES
IMPORTS FROM ASIAN COUNTRIES INCREASED
INSTEAD OF EUROPE
8. HOW BUSINESSES WERE AFFECTED
BY ASIAN CRISES
American firms – 3M, Motorola, HP and Nike
experienced a fall in stock values
European banks had provided huge loans to Asian
companies and when these companies defaulted
on these loans, the banks were affected.
9. HOW DID RECOVERY HAPPEN?
MACRO ECONOMIC POLICY RESPONSES
STRINGENT FISCAL & MONETARY MEASURES
STRUCTURAL REFORMS
INTERVENTION BY IMF
10. MORAL OF THE STORY
STRICTER FISCAL DISCIPLINE IS A MUST.