Areas Of Expertise

Macroeconomic and financial surveillance
Corporate financing, cross-border investment, and M&A-related transactions
Sector and structural analysis, including energy, manufacturing, natural resources, and AI-related topics
Credit risk analysis and financial feasibility assessment
International investment project management and trade finance

Xiaotian (Tina) Liu

Associate Economist (Secondee)

Ms. Xiaotian (Tina) Liu joined AMRO in January 2026 as a secondee from the Export-Import Bank of China. She is an Associate Economist in the country surveillance teams for Cambodia and the Philippines. Her work focuses on external sector developments, structural issues, and policy-oriented research.

At the Export-Import Bank of China, she specialized in corporate investment and financing, credit risk assessment, industry analysis, and cross-border project appraisal. She reviewed overseas investment and international trade projects across sectors including renewable energy, manufacturing, natural resources, and trade-related industries, with a focus on China–ASEAN cooperation and cross-border financing.

Her professional interests include macroeconomic and financial surveillance, project finance, credit risk analysis, cross-border investment, and policy-oriented economic research.

Ms. Liu holds a Master’s in Finance from the University of Strathclyde and Bachelor’s in Finance from the University of Strathclyde and Harbin Engineering University through a dual-degree program. She has passed all three levels of the CFA Program and holds China’s National Intermediate Economic Professional Qualification.