Asia Bond Monitor: 3/1/2021

By Asian Development Bank

This edition reviews financial conditions in East Asia and risk implications to the global economic recovery, including the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine rollouts and liquidity conditions in regional bond markets.

Emerging East Asias local currency bond market rose to an aggregate size of $20.1 trillion at the end of December 2020. Buoyed by a better economic outlook, financial conditions improved. Environmental, social, and governance bonds in ASEAN+3 markets also grew to over $265 billion. Meanwhile, the AsianBonds Online annual bond market liquidity survey results showed liquidity conditions diverged across regional markets in 2020.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9292627716
• ISBN13: 9789292627713
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Asian Development Bank
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"