6th Joint Regional Financing Arrangements Research Seminar Addresses International Capital Flows and Spillovers

The 6th Joint Regional Financing Arrangements (RFAs) Research Seminar, a two-day virtual event, commences today. This year’s seminar focuses on spillovers from international capital flows, as well as policy measures to address the contagion effects and improve existing international frameworks that may contribute to dealing with capital flow volatility. This event is held jointly by the ASEAN+3 Regional Macroeconomic Office (AMRO), European Stability Mechanism (ESM), and Latin American Reserve Fund (FLAR), in partnership with the G20 Indonesian Presidency.

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ADB and AMRO deliberate policies toward inclusive growth and a more resilient recovery in ASEAN+3

The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) today held a webinar on Economic Recovery in ASEAN+3: New Drivers of Growth and Optimism. The webinar highlighted two new publications – ADB’s Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery in Southeast Asia and AMRO’s ASEAN+3 Regional Economic Outlook 2022: ASEAN+3 Growth Strategy in the Pandemic’s Wake.

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Joint Statement of the 25th ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (May 12, 2022, Virtual)

The 25th ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (AFMGM+3) was convened on 12 May 2022 under the co-chairmanship of H.E. Dr. Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance of the Kingdom of Cambodia, H.E. Sum Sannisith, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia and H.E. Liu Kun, Minister of Finance of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Chen Yulu, Deputy Governor of the People’s Bank of China.

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Watch ASEAN+3 Regional Economic Outlook 2022: Risks abound but growth to normalize as COVID-19 recedes

AMRO forecasts the ASEAN+3 region to grow by 4.7% in 2022 and 4.6% in 2023. While growth is expected to normalize as the pandemic recedes, the outlook is clouded by new and legacy risks. Watch the highlights of the 2022 ASEAN+3 Regional Economic Outlook.

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