AMRO Chief Economist’s Live Chat with Reuters: 20 Years after the Asian Financial Crisis

In a live chat with editors and readers of the Reuters Global Markets Forum, AMRO Chief Economist Dr Hoe Ee Khor said Asian policy makers took the lessons of the AFC crisis to heart and implemented very painful reforms to strengthen the economic fundamentals and the macroeconomic framework.

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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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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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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 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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