The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cast a long, dark—and uncertain—shadow over the outlook for growth, having wreaked havoc on the global economy since February 2020.
The Update of the ASEAN+3 Regional Economic Outlook (AREO) provides updates on regional economic developments to supplement the annual AREO, which is published in the second quarter of the year.
Against a backdrop of trade tensions, disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, and a global recession, global value chains (GVCs) are being tested like never before. This is raising uneasy questions for Asian economies.
Oil prices staged a 3-decade best performance in May and early-June, after WTI crude plummeted into negative territory in April.
In this podcast, Dr. Hoe Ee Khor, Chief Economist of the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) discussed AMRO’s role in safeguarding macroeconomic and financial stability, as well as the pandemic responses of ASEAN+3 economies with Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) Chief Economist Taimur Baig. Dr. Khor acknowledged the challenges policymakers face in enacting policies to support the economy.
The COVID-19 pandemic has promoted unprecedented policy responses by governments across the ASEAN+3 region in their bid to save lives, protect jobs and support the economy.
Latest Update: AMRO Director Toshnori Doi speaks with ABS-CBN News Channel anchor Cathy Yang on the amended CMIM Agreement and its role as ASEAN+3 region’s financial safety net.
Increased integration of international trade and finance has magnified spillovers globally and within the ASEAN+3 region, further highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Presentation by AMRO Chief Economist Hoe Ee Khor at ISEAS-AMRO Joint Webinar.
Speaking at a webinar on “ASEAN+3 in Global Value Networks”, Dr. Hoe Ee Khor presented the economic forecast for the ASEAN+3 region and highlighted the key risks to regional economies.…
