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Related historical groupings Association of Southeast Asia Maphilindo
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The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic and Research Office, abbreviated as AMRO, is an international institution that supports the ASEAN Plus Three group with surveillance, analysis and research. It is based in Singapore. It plays a prominent role in macroeconomic and financial surveillance in the region, in complementarity with the International Monetary Fund at the global level.^[1]

Overview

The establishment of AMRO has been part of Asia’s collective response to the 1997 Asian financial crisis.^[2]^: 72 The ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers established the Chiang Mai Initiative in May 2000, then upgraded it to Chiang Mai Initiative-Multilateral (CMIM) in March 2010.^[3] They then established AMRO in April 2011 to conduct macroeconomic surveillance in support to CMI-M. AMRO was subsequently reorganized as a formal international organization, effective 9 February 2016.^[4] AMRO’s research has been cited as a reference source by economic policy scholars.^[5]^: 2

Leadership

Mr Wei Benhua, Director May 2011 – May 2012^[6]
Mr Yoichi Nemoto, Director May 2012 – May 2016^[7]
Ms Chang Junhong, Director May 2016 – May 2019
Mr Toshinori Doi, Director May 2019 – May 2022^[8]
Mr Li Kouqing, Director May 2022 – May 2025^[9]
Mr Yasuto Watanabe, Director since May 2025

References

^ Yaechan Lee (24 May 2023). “Understanding AMRO’s Nested Outgrowth from the IMF”. Boston University Global Development Policy Center.
^ Hoe Ee Khor (1 March 2019). “Overview of AMRO and Policy Challenges”. In Tomoo Kikuchi & Masaya Sakuragawa (ed.). Financial Cooperation in East Asia. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. pp. 72–75.
^ “Speech by Ms Indranee Rajah, Minister in The Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Finance and National Development, at ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) 10th Anniversary Event on 7 December 2021, at JW Marriott Hotel South Beach”. Ministry of Finance of Singapore.
^ The Joint Statement of the 19th ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (PDF), Frankfurt: ASEAN, 3 May 2016
^ Hong, Liu (2022), The Political Economy of Transnational Governance: China and Southeast Asia in the 21st Century, London: Routledge, doi:10.4324/9781003102359, hdl:10419/290613
^ “Appointment of the First AMRO Director”. AMRO. 6 April 2011.
^ “Yoichi Nemoto, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Global Economic Governance Initiative”. Boston University Global Development Policy Center. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
^ “Mr. Toshinori Doi Appointed as Director Designate of the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office”. AMRO. 2 April 2019.
^ “Dr. Kouqing Li Appointed as Director Designate of the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office”. AMRO. 15 April 2022.

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