Packet 2: Bonus 4

Answer the following about the turbulent history of Asian stock exchanges in the late 20th century, for 10 points each.
[10e] The nascent exchanges in Shenzhen and Shanghai were publicly supported by this leader during his Southern Tour. China’s capitalist economic reforms began under this leader in the 1980s.
ANSWER: Dèng Xiǎopíng
[10h] This exchange was run illegally out of a parking lot in Kuwait City. This exchange briefly became the third highest in market capitalization in the early 1980s by using postdated checks as security contracts.
ANSWER: Souk Al-Manakh [prompt on the Souk; reject the “Kuwait Stock Exchange”]
[10m] The Indonesian stock market and the value of the rupiah both hit a historic low in this year. After Indonesia’s GDP shrank by 13.5 percent during this year, the fallout in the next year led to the end of the Suharto regime.
ANSWER: 1997 [prompt on ‘97]
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