Mr. Wee Chian Koh joined AMRO in February 2023. He is currently the Desk Economist for Malaysia and has also supported country surveillance work for Japan and Korea.
Prior to joining AMRO, he was Senior Researcher and Head of Economics and Finance at the Centre for Strategic and Policy Studies in Brunei Darussalam. His work focused on macroeconomic surveillance and policy research covering fiscal policy, economic diversification, productivity, unemployment, energy, transport, trade facilitation, and SME development. He also served as a member of the Brunei Macroeconomic Development Committee from March 2021 to February 2023.
He was also an Economist at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., where he conducted research on commodity markets, global recessions, debt crises, inflation, and informality.
Mr. Koh holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Australian National University and a Master’s in Finance and Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is also a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM).