ADB2021-10-052021-10-052020-09978929262374697892926237532219-15182219-1526https://www.adb.org/publications/asia-bond-monitor-september-2020https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14540/5743The size of emerging East Asia’s local currency bond market reached USD17.2 trillion at the end of June 2020. In the second quarter of 2020 the market expanded by 5.0% quarter on-quarter and 15.5% year-on-year. This report provides an update on financial conditions and market developments amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. It also discusses recent trends and changes in the investor profile in local currency bond markets in Asia; the rising use of digital payment during the pandemic; and environmental, social, and governance investments and their resilience in the COVID-19 era.100EconomicsFinance sector developmentBanking and non-bank financial institutionsFinance sector reformFinancial inclusion and microfinanceFinancial markets and institutionsGovernance and public sector managementPublic financial management (budget)Public administrationeconomic affairsand policyHealthEmerging diseasesCOVID-19Industry and trade