Strengthening Macroprudential Policies in Emerging Asia
Adapting to Green Goals and Fintech
Many Emerging Asian countries have been refining macroprudential policies, particularly
since the Global Financial Crisis. For instance, they have developed policies targeting
housing markets and broadly transposed the Basel III requirements into their national
legislation. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, policy makers now need to identify
emerging vulnerabilities and their associated financial stability risks and respond
with the appropriate macroprudential tools.
This publication provides a detailed overview of the current macroprudential policy
situation in Emerging Asian countries and explores how the macroprudential policy
toolkit has evolved. The report discusses some of the most pressing challenges to
financial stability, including the interaction of macroprudential policy with other
policies. It also devotes special attention to macroprudential policies for emerging
priorities, such as achieving green goals and updating regulatory frameworks to reflect
ongoing Fintech developments. Climate change will indeed create new challenges in
financial markets, while Fintech developments bring about many economic opportunities
and deepen financial systems, but present a variety of novel risks requiring rapid
policy responses.
Published on June 29, 2021
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