Capital Market Integration in South Asia : Realizing the SAARC Opportunity

__Capital Market Integration in South Asia: Realizing the SAARC Opportunity__ discusses the potential Capital Market Products/Activities which can create closer inter-linkage of the South Asian capital markets and help local/global investors benefit from this economic opportunity. While some ideas may be implementable now; others have future promise as the regional markets further mature. The book demonstrates both retail and institutional investor interest in this combined high-growth region by offering scope for yield, diversification and risk mitigation, maximized upside from multiple growth markets, minimized downside through low-correlation constituents, and more. The book's core theme addresses the challenges towards deepening the awareness and acceptability of regional economies. Only when this happens will the asset flows increase into the regional market products, providing scale-up that will aid viability for these products.

Capital Market Integration in South Asia: Realizing the SAARC Opportunity discusses the potential Capital Market Products/Activities which can create closer inter-linkage of the South Asian capital markets and help local/global investors benefit from this economic opportunity.

While some ideas may be implementable now; others have future promise as the regional markets further mature. The book demonstrates both retail and institutional investor interest in this combined high-growth region by offering scope for yield, diversification and risk mitigation, maximized upside from multiple growth markets, minimized downside through low-correlation constituents, and more.

The book's core theme addresses the challenges towards deepening the awareness and acceptability of regional economies. Only when this happens will the asset flows increase into the regional market products, providing scale-up that will aid viability for these products.

• Presents unconventional ideas for converting SAARC’s unique opportunities into ideas for capital markets
• Includes socioeconomic issues as a part of the discussion
• Offers a unique perspective on how the region’s economic opportunities can be translated into actual products
• Includes numerous charts and figures on South Asia’s economic state, its financial opportunities, and projected growth

Content: Front-matter,Copyright,Dedication,Disclaimer,About the AuthorEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Introduction, Pages 1-4 Chapter 2 - Where SAARC Is Now: Products, Corporates, and Correlation, Pages 5-9 Chapter 3 - Where SAARC Can Reach: Showcasing its Main USP, Pages 11-17 Chapter 4 - General Precursors for Regional Financial Integration, Pages 19-20 Chapter 5 - Observations Specific to SAARC: Precursors to Consider, Pages 21-35 Chapter 6 - Potential Products and Activities, Pages 37-113 Chapter 7 - Recent Examples of Integration—ASEAN, MILA, Hong Kong–China, Singapore–China, and East Africa, Pages 115-119 Chapter 8 - Initial Role for Stakeholders: Regulations, Awareness, and Engineering, Pages 121-123 Chapter 9 - Conclusion, Pages 125-126 Appendix, Pages 127-129 Bibliography, Pages 131-135 Index, Pages 137-142 Front Cover -- Capital Market Integration in South Asia -- Copyright Page -- Disclaimer -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Where SAARC Is Now: Products, Corporates, and Correlation -- 3 Where SAARC Can Reach: Showcasing its Main USP -- 4 General Precursors for Regional Financial Integration -- 5 Observations Specific to SAARC: Precursors to Consider -- 5.1 Country-Drivers Like Demographics, Consumption, Production, etc. -- 5.2 Getting Around the Geopolitical Mistrust -- 5.3 Building Awareness and Getting Acceptance for a SAARC Asset Class