Dr Junhong Chang, Director of the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO), visited the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 6, 2018, and had a discussion with ERIA President Professor Hidetoshi Nishimura on strengthening cooperation between the two organizations.
The ASEAN+3 region is in a sweet spot for tourism. Globally, the trends are favourable for tourism with a rapidly rising middle class, improved connectivity, and shifting consumer preferences towards customized services and fresh experiences.
The ASEAN+3 region is growing strongly, but regional economies should improve connectivity, develop a robust service sector, and build a skilled workforce to adapt to a changing world, as highlighted by speakers at a seminar held in Hanoi today by the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam (VMOF) and the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO).
Is technology a boon or bane for ASEAN+3 economies as the pursuit of growth and resilience continues a decade after the onset of the Global Financial Crisis?
Mr Yasuto Watanabe, AMRO Deputy Director, delivers the opening remarks at the 2nd RFA Research Seminar. Opening Remarks by Mr Yasuto Watanabe, Deputy Director of AMRO at the 2nd Joint…
Regional Financing Arrangements (RFAs) need to work closely together to fully deploy their individual capabilities and strengthen synergies.
Asia is often thought of as a manufacturing powerhouse, and integration into the global economy via trade has indeed lifted all ASEAN+3 economies in the past decades.
The 2nd Joint Regional Financing Arrangement (RFA) Research Seminar co-organized by the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO), the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), and the Fondo Latinoamericano de Reservas (FLAR), will be held on May 17 and 18, 2018 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
As we enter mid-2018, the global economy continues to pick up, building on the momentum that gathered speed since late 2017. Global growth is on a strong footing, as the multi-speed global economy finally saw convergence, almost a decade after the Global Financial Crisis.
Asia is known as a manufacturing powerhouse. Yet, in the future, a growth strategy heavily focused on manufacturing for exports may not bring significant success, as it did for the likes of Japan, Korea, and China.
