Enhancing the ASEAN+3 Regional Financial Safety Net against Crisis

During his presentation for the UNESCAP Virtual Expert Group Meeting held on November 18, AMRO Deputy Director Mr. Wenxing Pan highlighted the recent COVID-19 developments in the ASEAN+3 region, as well as the amendments to the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation to strengthen the region’s financial safety net.

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Virtual Conference: Lessons from the Global Financial Crisis in the Age of COVID-19

The world is facing an unprecedented crisis. Pre-existing vulnerabilities in financial systems are intensifying in many economies, particularly for non-financial corporates, non-bank financial institutions, and sovereign debt.

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Spillover across Sovereign Bond Markets between the US and ASEAN-4 Economies

As the financial markets in ASEAN-4 (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand) are influenced by the US in both real and financial channels, the return and volatility spillovers between the US and the ASEAN-4 bond markets have raised the attention of the investors and the policymakers.

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Strengthening Surveillance Capabilities for ASEAN+3 Members through On-the-job Training

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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.

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