Mr. Hoe Ee Khor is AMRO’s Chief Economist, responsible for country and regional surveillance, and related research activities, of the ASEAN+3 economies.

Prior to joining AMRO, Mr. Khor was Deputy Director of the Asia and Pacific Department (APD) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), overseeing the surveillance work on six ASEAN and twelve Pacific Island countries. Mr. Khor started his career as an economist at the IMF in 1981 where he worked on a wide range of economies in the Western Hemisphere and Asia and Pacific departments. He was the IMF Deputy Resident Representative in China from 1991-1993.

From 2009-2010, Mr. Khor was Head of Economic Development and Chief Economist at the Abu Dhabi Council for Economic Development (ADCED).

Mr. Khor joined the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in July 1996 and was Assistant Managing Director from 2001 to 2009 where he was responsible for economic research, monetary policy, macro-financial surveillance, and international relations.

Mr. Khor obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics/Mathematics from University of Rochester and a Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University.