Capital flows to emerging markets from Australia : facts

With the passage of time now we have a clearer picture on what happened to capital flows in East Asia during the crisis period. This paper briefly summarises the available data, drawing primarily from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and Axis Australia. It focuses on size and volatility of capital flows to emerging markets from Australia especially into Asia and in particular equity flows. The paper concludes with the evidence that the equity flows from Australia to Asian countries is picking up and the future prospects for equity flows to these countries look brighter.