Asian financial crisis
Definition
A series of currency declines in Asian nations that started in the summer of 1997 in Thailand. The crisis, also known as the Asian Contagion, spread to other Asian markets, affecting other markets throughout the world as well. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank were able to mitigate the crisis to an extent by intervening in the markets.
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