A Homecoming of Sorts at AMRO – My SCG Secondment
I joined AMRO’s Strategy and Coordination team for a one-year secondment program—extended from an initial period of six months—in June 2022.
Delivering a Win-Win for ASEAN+3 Through AMRO’s Technical Assistance Program
As a trusted policy advisor of the ASEAN+3 region, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) has been providing our member economies (comprising 10 members of the ASEAN; China; Hong Kong, China; Japan; and Korea) with analysis of their economic and financial soundness through regular surveillance and assessments.
Two Short yet Meaningful Years – My TA Secondment
I joined AMRO’s Technical Assistance (TA) team in November 2019 on a two-year secondment, but my first involvement with the organization was in 2015, when — as part of my role with China’s Ministry of Finance — I helped support the transformation of AMRO into an international organization, and attended the ceremony on February 9, 2016 in Singapore to mark AMRO’s change in status.
What We Learn in One Year with AMRO
To improve and bolster macroeconomic surveillance capacities of its members, under the Technical Assistance Program, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) has hosted a number of secondees from its members through the Secondment Program.