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Providing Technical Assistance (TA) To Members

AMRO’s TA aims to strengthen the macroeconomic surveillance capabilities of member economies. It is tailored to the needs and economic profiles of member economies, taking into account a member’s developmental stage and policy priorities. The TA program also facilitates knowledge-sharing between AMRO, members and other international organizations.

It is provided through various modalities:

Secondment Programs

AMRO hosts secondees from member authorities. The programs have two objectives: (i) to provide secondees with on-the-job training opportunities to enhance their knowledge and experience in macroeconomic surveillance, CMIM support, and coordination-related work, especially relating to AMRO’s Annual Consultation Visits to member economies; and (ii) to augment AMRO’s capabilities with expertise from its member authorities.

Training Courses And Seminars

Training Courses and Seminars focus on regional economic and financial situation and outlook, topical macroeconomic and financial issues, analytic toolkits used in regional surveillance, CMIM issues, and thematic topics such as climate change.

Consultancy

The Consultancy Program aims to provide hands-on technical support to members to strengthen their macroeconomic surveillance capacities by AMRO in-house experts or short-term external consultant(s). Projects include fiscal policy analysis and debt management, bank stress testing, bank risk assessment.

Research Collaboration

Launched in 2017, this program aims i) to enhance AMRO’s research capabilities through collaborations with external academicians and experts, ii) to expand AMRO’s network of external academicians and experts, and iii) to increase visibility of AMRO’s research activities.

TA Programs

History book
Trauma to Triumph: Rising from the Ashes of the Asian Financial Crisis
This book takes stock of and analyzes the events during the Asian financial crisis (AFC) and subsequent developments, including the global financial crisis (GFC).
Press Releases
AMRO Supports Build Up Of Capacity With Cambodia’s Real Estate Business and Pawnshop Regulator
A delegation from Cambodia’s Real Estate Business & Pawnshop Regulator (REBPR), a newly established government body under the Non-Bank Financial Services Authority of Cambodia, visited the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO)
Other ResearchThematic Studies
Local Currency Contribution to the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation
The Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation (CMIM) has been designed to provide U.S. dollar liquidity support in response to urgent short-term liquidity difficulties and/ or balance of payments difficulties experienced by any ASEAN+3 member.
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Blogs

Blogs
Strengthening Surveillance Capabilities for ASEAN+3 Members through On-the-job Training
In our mission to maintain macroeconomic and financial stability in the region, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) recognizes the importance of capacity development to strengthen surveillance capabilities among its members.
Blogs
Delivering a Win-Win for ASEAN+3 Through AMRO’s Technical Assistance Program
As a trusted policy advisor of the ASEAN+3 region, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) has been providing our member economies (comprising 10 members of the ASEAN; China; Hong Kong, China; Japan; and Korea) with analysis of their economic and financial soundness through regular surveillance and assessments.
Blogs
A Homecoming of Sorts at AMRO – My SCG Secondment
I joined AMRO’s Strategy and Coordination team for a one-year secondment program—extended from an initial period of six months—in June 2022.
Blogs
Two Short yet Meaningful Years – My TA Secondment
I joined AMRO’s Technical Assistance (TA) team in November 2019 on a two-year secondment, but my first involvement with the organization was in 2015, when — as part of my role with China’s Ministry of Finance — I helped support the transformation of AMRO into an international organization, and attended the ceremony on February 9, 2016 in Singapore to mark AMRO’s change in status.
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Testimonials

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AMRO has a positive workplace culture that motivates me to work harder, seize more opportunities and further enhance my understanding of financial cooperation with ASEAN+3 member economies and authorities. Not only is working at AMRO my first on-the-job training experience in an international organization, it is also a place where I built many friendships with people from across the region.

Chanthevivanh Keobounphanh, secondee from the Bank of Lao PDR

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AMRO is a melting pot of cultures and races, a testament to the best that our ASEAN+3 region can offer. That melting pot offers progress, to a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. My competencies have benefited greatly from the penetrative intellectual discourse, entrenched collaborative spirit, and inclusive working climate that continues to define my days in AMRO.

Aimran Azmir, secondee from Bank Negara Malaysia

TA Consultancy Opportunities

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