International Capital Flows Datapoint of the Day

The most money the IMF ever lent to the emerging world in one quarter: $13.7 billion (Q3, 2001)

Total capital infusions from emerging-market sovereigns into US and European banks in Q4 2007: $28.4 billion

(Via Setser, natch; he reckons that these capital infusions are going to remain high through 2008.)

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