• Opening of Asian Capital Markets and the Currency Crisis

    Opening of Asian Capital Markets and the Currency Crisis

    On November 20, 1997, the day before Korea announced it was seeking assistance from the IMF to prevent a currency crisis, the value of the Korean won dropped by 10% within 30 minutes of the market opening, reaching 1,139 won per dollar. On that day, the daily fluctuation range increased from the previous 2.25% to…