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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific, 2000

PART ONE: RECENT ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS I. GLOBAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ESCAP REGION Go to:
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Table I.3. Gross private financing to emerging market economies, 1996-1999

(Billions of US dollars)

1996 1997 1998 1999a

Total 218.4 286.1 148.5 103.6
Asia 118.5 127.5 34.1 38.2
Percentage Asia 54.3 44.6 23.0 36.9

Equityb 127.7 162.9 88.1 72.1
Asia 62.3 68.5 16.4 27.8
Percentage Asia 48.8 42.1 18.6 38.6

Loan commitments 90.7 123.2 60.4 31.6
Asia 56.2 58.9 17.7 12.0
Percentage Asia 62.0 47.8 29.3 38.0

Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (Washington DC), October 1999.

a Up to August.
b Comprising bond issues, other fixed income and equity issues.


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