The Joint Statement of the Second High-Level Regional Financing Arrangement Dialogue (Washington D.C., USA, October 11, 2017)

The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO), the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), and the Fondo Latinoamericano de Reservas (FLAR) convened the Second High-level RFA Dialogue on 11 October 2017 in Washington, D.C.

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Regional Financing Arrangements Discuss Policies to Enhance Capacity and Inter-institutional Collaboration

Today, heads of regional financing arrangements (RFAs) around the globe convened at the 2nd High-level RFA Dialogue in Washington, D.C, USA, to discuss new developments in their institutions and respective regions, and cooperation among RFAs and with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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AMRO, IMF Enhance Cooperation to Support Regional and Global Financial Stability

The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have pledged to enhance cooperation to respond more effectively to the needs of their common membership in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed today in Washington, D.C., by AMRO Director Dr Junhong Chang and IMF Managing Director Madame Christine Lagarde.

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Enhancing Cross-region Collaboration in Economic Surveillance and Crisis Management to Better Safeguard Global Financial Stability

Stronger cooperation among the different layers of the Global Financial Safety Net (GFSN) is crucial to prevent and contain future crises and safeguard global financial stability, participants at an international research seminar held today in Singapore highlighted.

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The 1st Joint Regional Financing Arrangement (RFA) Research Seminar

The inaugural 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 September 7, 2017 in Singapore.

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Stronger Collaboration among Global and Regional Financial Arrangements is Crucial, Says AMRO Director

In an increasingly integrated world, global and regional financial arrangements should be enhanced and should cooperate better with one another as safety nets against financial crises and contagion, Dr Junhong Chang, Director of the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO), highlighted at a global seminar held today in Hamburg, Germany.

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