Impact of the Global Financial Crisis and Its Implications for the

East Asian Economyby Takatoshi

Kato

Korea International Financial Association First International Conference

October 16, 2009

The downturn in Asia was larger than expected on the basis of historic correlations

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Asia: 2008Q4 GDP Growth - Actual vs. Predicted1

(Quarter-on-quarter percent change, SAAR)

Sources: Haver Analytics; and IMF, WEO database; and staff estimates.

1 Based on a version of the IMF Global Integrated Monetary and Fiscal model (see N'Diaye, Zhang and Zhang, 2008).

The surprise in actual G-2growth overNov-08 WEO forecast

…would have implied this revision for Asia based on the model.

But the actual revision was much larger.

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Bank flows to Asia turned negative as major banks reduced their leverage

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Source: Bank for International Settlements, Locational Banking Statistics , July 2009.

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External bond issuance came to a virtual halt in the last quarter of 2008

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Equity markets and local currencies, with the exception of the yen, recorded large losses

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Sources: IMF, Information Notice System; and IMF staff calculations.

Selected Asia: Nominal Effective Exchange Rates(January 1, 2008=100)

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The external shock fed through to domestic demand

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Sources: CEIC Data Company Ltd; and IMF staff calculations.

Selected Emerging Asia: Contributions to 2008Q4 GDP Growth(In percentage points; quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted)

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IP has regained much lost ground and in some cases returned to pre-crisis levels

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Asia: Industrial Production during 2008-09(Percent change, seasonally adjusted)

Sources: CEIC Data Company Ltd; and IMF staff calculations.

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The IP rebound reflects an equally sharp rebound in export volumes

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Selected Asia: Volume of Exports during 2008-09(Percent change, seasonally adjusted)

Sources: CEIC Data Company Ltd; and IMF staff calculations.

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Domestic demand has also been playing a part in Asia’s rebound

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Asia: Contribution to Recovery in Real GDP Growth(In percent, seasonally adjusted, non-annualized)

Source: IMF staff calculations.

1 Excludes China, India, Indonesia and Vietnam due to absence of a cycle and/or non-availability of data.

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Global financial conditions have eased, as evidenced by narrowing credit spreads,…

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Asia: Credit Risk - Itraxx Index(In basis points)

Source: Bloomberg LP.

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…renewed equity inflows,…

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Selected Asia: Net Equity Inflows(In billions of U.S. dollars)

Source: Bloomberg LP.

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…and recovering equity markets

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The current rebound is to a large extent driven by a restocking of global inventories

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Asia’s fiscal response has been larger than in the average G20 economy

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(In percent of GDP, PPP GDP weighted)

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1 Defined as fiscal impulse (i.e. change in structural fiscal balances related to measures taken in response to the crisis).

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Strong exports reflect partly a gain in market share, as opposed to an increase in demand

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Korea's Share in Global Export Markets

Sources: IMF, Direction of Trade, and Information Notice System.

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Asia’s dependence on demand from outside the region has not changed markedly

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Sources: AIO 2000, and IMF staff estimates.

Selected Asia: Contribution of Intra-Asian and Non-Asian External Demand to Value Added(In percent of GDP)

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World output is projected to contract by 1.1 percent in 2009 and grow by 3.1 in 2010

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Over the past years, global and Asian growth has been powered by U.S. consumers

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High asset prices had fueled an consumption boom that was unprecedented after WWII

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U.S. Consumption: Cyclical or Structural Correction?

Sources: CEIC Data Company Ltd; and Schiller, Robert J, "Irrational Exuberance," http://www.irrationalexuberance.com.

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