Comparable data on bilateral external positions: an ...

IFC Bulletin No 28 277 Comparable data on bilateral external positions: an insight into globalization Lucie Lalibert 1 and John Motala2 Introduction Cross-border financial asset flow accumulation tripled during the past decade (Figure 1). The growing cross-border financial linkages were associated with increased external net liabilities/assets positions (as mirrored in the expanding current account imbalances across economies). A recent study3 by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) indicated: Even if greater stability can be expected in the longer run, the process of transformation and the specific conditions under which it occurs may temporarily generate additional vulnerabilities. Figure 1 Total Flows(In percent of world GDP and in billions of dollars)01000200030004000500060007000198 0198519901995200020050246810121416In percent of world GDP(right scale)In billions of dollars(left scale)By type of flow(In percent of world GDP)024681012141618198019851990199520002 005 Foreign Direct InvestmentPortfolio Equity FlowsDebt FlowsOther Flows Source: IMF staff calculations based on IFS and WEO.

IFC Bulletin No 28 277 Comparable data on bilateral external positions: an insight into globalization Lucie Laliberté1 and John Motala2 Introduction Cross-border financial asset flow accumulation tripled during the past decade (Figure 1).

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