To be sure, a cautious approach should not be allowed to impede incremental progress toward capital account liberalization.

The Temptation of China s Capital Account

Most economists in China seem to support the PBOC s stance, citing the potential benefits of capital account liberalization.

Most economists in China seem to support the PBOC s stance, citing the potential benefits of capital account liberalization. But Chinese policymakers should also recognize the significant risks inherent in relaxing capital controls.

Although currency internationalization is not tantamount to capital account liberalization, progress on the former presupposes progress on the latter.

The fundamental problem was premature capital market liberalization.

Financial markets did well through capital market liberalization.

History is littered with financial crises occurring in the wake of precipitous capital account liberalization.

It is time to add managing the capital account to this list.

This has come at the expense of sectors that are more dependent on equity financing.

While some measures that the PBOC has taken under the banner of capital account liberalization have turned out to be both necessary and appropriately moderate, others may need to be reassessed and rescinded.

Pushing for greater capital market liberalization after the debacle of the 1990 s will be controversial.

China has a two tier system in which the capital account is strictly controlled most other currencies don t distinguish between current and capital accounts.

As such, the timing could not be worse to float the idea of speeding up capital account liberalization.

Progress in institution building is also important for a well sequenced liberalisation of the capital account.

Reform is not just a plan it is already happening.

20. Notes the importance of an orderly, gradual and well sequenced liberalization of capital accounts to strengthen the ability of countries to sustain its consequences so as to mitigate the adverse impact of the volatility of short term capital flows

Given China s extensive reform agenda, further opening of the capital account can wait and, in view of liberalization s ambiguous benefits and significant risks, it should.

True, private capital flows have surged in the wake of global liberalization and these countries privatization schemes.

It is hard to argue that the RMB is not undervalued, given China s large and persistent current account and capital account surpluses.

The Asian financial crisis persuaded China s leaders to shelve plans, launched in 1994, to liberalize the capital account.

So, while the Fund lays out an integrated approach to capital flow liberalization, and specifies a detailed sequence of reforms, there is nothing remotely comparable on capital controls and how to render them more effective.

A complementary approach is to liberalize capital outflows further, in order to offset inflows.

Second, much will depend on how China navigates the transition to a more open capital account. History is littered with financial crises occurring in the wake of precipitous capital account liberalization.

Initial capital

In early 2012, the People s Bank of China (PBOC) released a report calling for policymakers to take advantage of a strategic opportunity to accelerate capital account liberalization.

As above, firm value is enhanced when, and if, the return on capital exceeds the cost of capital.

Interest rate liberalization together with other financial reforms would help to improve the efficiency of capital allocation and to optimize the economic structure.

The Art of Capital Flight

Damming Capital

The Capital Flow Conundrum

Capital flows and remittances

E. Financial capital and resilience

The portion of capital inflows that is not re exported represents net capital inflows.

Moreover, in October, the IMF is set to release official rules of the road for the use of capital account regulations.

As such, the timing could not be worse to float the idea of speeding up capital account liberalization. On the contrary, the Peoples Bank of China (PBoC) and other relevant authorities should consider capital controls, market suspensions, and emergency liquidity provision.

The Siren Song of Capital Controls

Investment and private flows

(o) Working Capital Fund

Brazil has been aggressive in terms of capital restrictions, twice increasing its tax on financial inflows.

Whereas the standard story the one that motivated the drive to liberalize capital flows is that developing countries are saving constrained, the fact that capital is moving outward rather than inward in the most successful developing countries suggests that the constraint lies elsewhere.

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Jacqueline Novogratz on patient capitalism

The reason lies in capital movements.

Finally, there is the path of public capital.