Central banks cultivate Asian bond markets

Modest initial proposals for a $1 billion Asian bond fund to be invested in by regional central banks are blossoming into more ambitious attempts to develop regional financial markets.

ASIAN SAVINGS FOR Asian investments is the battle cry around the region. Boosting national Asian bond markets – and even creating a pan-Asian bond market – is the goal. At least that’s the line the region’s central bankers are pushing.

Talk of regional cooperation in Asia is hardly new, nor is the concept of an Asian bond market. Up until now achievements have been sparse and private-sector bankers bemoan the relatively weak regional financial infrastructure.

Yet Asian central bankers are now blazing the trail.

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