A topical insider view of causes and consequences of financial crises since the Mexican collapse of 1995. The book includes a detailed exploration of recent and ongoing firestorms, including the near meltdown of the global financial system and the euro crisis and suggests ways to save the international financial and monetary system.
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Prologue Tequila and Tesobonos: Mexico 1994-95 From Miracle to Panic and Back: Asia 1997-98 Korea’s Christmas Crisis Indonesia with Nukes: Russia 1998 Double Bailout for Brazil The IMF Fails: The Argentine Drama Turkey Stumbles Lessons Learned, Not Learned and Ignored A Global Firestorm Europe’s Turn Saving the System Epilogue
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ONNO DE BEAUFORT WIJNHOLDSis a former Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund and former Representative of the European Central Bank in the United States. During his 40 year career, which began at the Netherlands Central Bank, he was closely involved in dealing with international financial crises. He was also a professor of money and banking and has published widely.