Total assets of financial institutions relative to the size of the economy have increased from the equivalent of around 100 per cent of annual GDP in the early 1980s to almost 350 per cent in recent years (Graph 2).
The reduced debt burden that has been recently achieved can be sustained if the national savings rate rises consistently over time. (c) Investment in human development: Investment in human resource development has made a significant contribution to growth, reduction in the incidence of poverty and improvement in social indicators in the East Asian countries.