Regional Monetary Cooperation in Asia
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What was the intended purpose of the 2000 ASEAN+3 Chiang Mai Initiative (CMI)?

  • To provide short-term credit lines for Asian states in need
  • To establish an Asian Monetary Fund for sudden infusions of credit
  • To pool international reserves totaling US$120 billion in commitments
  • To promote regional cooperation through bilateral currency swap agreements (correct)
  • Why was the proposed Asian Monetary Fund abandoned during the 1997–8 crisis?

  • Concerns about the independence of surveillance process
  • Due to intense US opposition (correct)
  • Lack of support from ASEAN members
  • Inadequate financial commitments from PRC, Japan, and South Korea
  • What is the primary source of the total commitments for the new accord CMIM?

  • PRC, Japan, and South Korea (correct)
  • United States and European countries
  • International monetary organizations
  • ASEAN members
  • What function will be allotted to CMIM according to the agreement by ASEAN+3 finance ministers?

    <p>An independent surveillance process preceding drawings or advances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key requirement for the resources allotted to CMIM to be credible?

    <p>To be separated from existing national resources and beyond collaborative arrangements</p> Signup and view all the answers

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