This book has it all well-chosen statistics, excellent analysis and, last but not least, conciseness. The book is suitable for any commercial banker working in Asia or interested in Asia, as well as for anybody who wants to understand such a fundamental aspect of the region's economic development.
The book, written by a team of Asia-based McKinsey consultants, is divided up into country reports covering the whole of north and south-east Asia in the first part. The second part is arranged thematically, with chapters covering personal financial services, corporate banking, and cross-border MA.
Jeffrey Wong's chapter on China is especially good. In 30 pages he...