Opening Remarks by Dr Junhong Chang at Roundtable on “Scaling Up and Leveraging Regional Surveillance Capacity”

As prepared for delivery Dear Associate Dean Grimes, Professor Kring, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, 1. A warm welcome to AMRO! We are honored to host this Roundtable at our…

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6th OECD-AMRO-ADB/ADBI-ERIA Asian Regional Roundtable on Macroeconomic and Structural Policies

The OECD-AMRO-ADB/ADBI-ERIA Asian Regional Roundtable convenes leading experts from Asian countries and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to discuss the issues at the fore of recent economic developments in the region.

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AMRO, ASEAN Secretariat to Strengthen Ties to Contribute to Regional Financial Integration

Last Wednesday, Dr Junhong Chang, Director of the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO), met with H.E. Dato Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), at the ASEAN Secretariat office in Jakarta, Indonesia. The heads of the two organizations discussed areas of cooperation which can contribute to financial and economic integration of ASEAN members.

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AMRO and ERIA to Strengthen Collaboration to Enhance Regional Financial Cooperation

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.

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The 2nd Joint Regional Financing Arrangement (RFA) Research Seminar

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.

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