Local Currency Contribution to the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation

The Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation (CMIM) has been designed to provide U.S. dollar liquidity support in response to urgent short-term liquidity difficulties and/ or balance of payments difficulties experienced by any ASEAN+3 member.

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AMRO-IMF Joint Seminar on Building Capacity and Connectivity and Trade, Investment and Integration in the ASEAN+3 Region

The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) held the 6th AMRO-IMF Joint Seminar today. This seminar takes place annually, and serves as a useful platform for AMRO to consult with its stakeholders on its surveillance work, particularly studies on longer-term structural issues facing the region, as well as deepen its engagement with the IMF.

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AMRO Executive Committee Discusses AMRO’s 2019 Organizational Plan and Policy Issues

The Executive Committee (EC) of the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) convened a meeting today in Busan, Korea. The EC is the highest decision making body of AMRO, and is composed of Finance and Central Bank Deputies from ASEAN+3 members.

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Appropriate Policy Mix, Enhanced Regional Safety Net Needed for East Asia to Weather Growing Risks and Challenges

Increasing trade protectionism, tightening financial conditions, and the new technological revolution have posed growing risks and challenges to the ASEAN+3 region.

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