Speech by Dr Yoichi Nemoto, AMRO Director, at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Centre on Asia and Globalisation

Introduction 1. Thank you Chair for the excellent introduction. It is an honour to be invited to the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy to share my views on ASEAN+3…

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Speech by Dr Yoichi Nemoto, AMRO Director, at 70 Years after Bretton Woods: The International Monetary System

Introduction 1. Thank you, Mr. Garnier. It is my honor and privilege to participate in this conference and join this panel of distinguished experts this afternoon to discuss implications of the…

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The Joint Statement of the 17th ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (May 3, 2014, Astana, Kazakhstan)

We, the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of ASEAN, China, Japan and Korea (ASEAN+3), convened our 17th meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, under the cochairmanship of H.E. U Win Shein, Union Minister of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, and H.E. Taro Aso, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services, Japan.

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Speech by Dr Yoichi Nemoto, AMRO Director, at 2014 PECC Singapore Conference on New Priorities of Regional Economic Integration

Introduction 1. Thank you, Professor Cheung. It is my honour to participate in this important conference and to join a panel of notable experts this morning to discuss the developments on…

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First AMRO-IMF Joint Seminar Focuses on Local Currencies Usage in Dollarized Economies and Macro-prudential Policies in ASEAN+3 Region

The joint seminar consisted of two sessions. The first session focused on promoting the usage of local currencies in the ASEAN+3 region, discussing the contributing factors and implications of dollarization and possible measures to promote usage of local currencies.

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Speech by Dr Yoichi Nemoto, AMRO Director, at ASEAN Financial Literacy Conference

Introduction ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO): An independent regional surveillance unit established by ASEAN+3 economies in 2011, to monitor and analyse regional economies and support Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation (CMIM)…

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The Joint Statement of the 16th ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (May 3, 2013, Delhi, India)

We, the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of ASEAN, China, Japan and Korea (ASEAN+3), convened our 16th meeting in Delhi, India, under the co-chairmanship of H.E. Pehin Dato Abd Rahman Ibrahim, Minister of Finance II at the Prime Minister’s Office of Brunei Darussalam, and H.E. Zhu Guangyao, Vice Minister of Finance of the People’s Republic of China.

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Speech by Dr Yoichi Nemoto, AMRO Director, at A High-Level Round Table Discussion on Regional Cooperation and Integration

It is a great honor and pleasure to be here this morning at this roundtable discussion and to be given the opportunity to speak on regional cooperation and integration. I…

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