Assessing Fiscal Space of ASEAN+3 Economies during COVID-19
Confronted with the COVID-19 pandemic, ASEAN+3 economies have swiftly deployed substantial fiscal stimulus to save lives, and protect livelihoods and businesses.
Confronted with the COVID-19 pandemic, ASEAN+3 economies have swiftly deployed substantial fiscal stimulus to save lives, and protect livelihoods and businesses.
Policymakers across the world have deployed unprecedented policy measures to mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The past century witnessed heightened frequency and magnitude of financial crises, and the global communities’ response to them have largely shaped the modern international financial system that is in place today.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cast a long, dark, and uncertain shadow over the outlook for global growth. Deeply plugged into the global value chain, the ASEAN+3 region, comprising the ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus China, Japan, and Korea, has been severely affected. Currently, the region is projected to record negative growth in 2020, a large fall compared to the average growth of around 5% over the past few years.
SINGAPORE, October 13, 2020 – In the context of the fifth High-level RFA Dialogue, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Regional Financing Arrangements (RFAs) discussed today ways to strengthen cooperation…
The fifth High-Level Regional Financing Arrangements (RFAs) Dialogue took place virtually on 13 October 2020 at a time when the international community continues to suffer from the extraordinary human and economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how quickly the economic situation can change. In a few short months, ASEAN+3 trade has evolved from the downturn as a result of the US-China trade tensions; to nascent recovery on the back of the Phase One deal; to a sudden stop as the coronavirus spread and the region went into lockdown; to trade diversion as importers and exporters of intermediate and final goods sought to diversify their sources and markets; and more recently, rebounding as economies gradually reopened.
TOKYO/HANOI – The modern international financial system emerged from the devastation of World War II. Since then, it has continued to be shaped by historic slumps – most recently, the 2008 global financial crisis.
Presentation by AMRO Chief Economist Hoe Ee Khor at the 3rd BSP Webinar Series, “Managing Systemic Risk in the time of Pandemic: What has Changed since the Global Financial Crisis?”.
Presentation by AMRO Chief Economist Hoe Ee Khor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Institute for Emerging Market Studies (IEMS) – Ernst and Young (EY) Emerging Market Insight Webinar.