Understanding Banking Supervisory Priorities and Capacities in ASEAN+3 Economies

Banks continue to play a dominant role in the financial sectors of ASEAN+3 economies, and banking supervisors are building capacity to meet the challenges as the banking sectors in ASEAN+3 economies become deeper and more integrated.

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Welcome Remarks by His Excellency Heng Swee Keat, Minister for Finance for Singapore at AMRO’s Opening Ceremony

ASEAN+3 Deputies, Excellencies, Dr Yoichi Nemoto, Director of AMRO ,Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen. Introduction 1. A very good morning to all of you and to our foreign guests, a very…

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Speech by Her Excellency Madam Thipphakone Chanthavongsa, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Finance of the Lao PDR at AMRO’s Opening Ceremony

Excellencies, Honourable Ambassadors, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen. On behalf of the Ministry of Finance of Lao PDR, one of the cochairs of ASEAN+3 finance ministries and central banks, it…

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Speech by Mr Shi Yaobin, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Finance, People’s Republic of China at AMRO’s Opening Ceremony

Honorable Minister Heng, Distinguished EC colleagues and Director Nemoto, Good morning, it is my great honor to join the Opening Ceremony of AMRO International Organization. Upgrading to an IO is…

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Non-Financial Corporate Bond Financing in Foreign Currency: Trends and Risks in ASEAN +3 Emerging Economies

Non-financial corporates (NFCs) in the ASEAN+3 region have benefited from greater bond issuances post the Global Financial Crisis but this also potentially exposes them to higher risks.

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Speech by Dr Yoichi Nemoto, AMRO Director, at the T20 International Policy Forum – Global Financial Governance and Innovation

Introduction 1. Good morning ladies and gentlemen. It is an honor to be invited to participate in this T20 Policy Forum to share my views on the state of the international…

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The Joint Statement of the 18th ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (May 3, 2015, Baku, Azerbaijan)

We, the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of ASEAN, China, Japan and Korea (ASEAN+3), convened our 18th meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, under the cochairmanship of H.E. Dato’ Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah, Minister of Finance Ⅱ of Malaysia, and H.E. Kyunghwan Choi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance of Korea.

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