AMRO held a roundtable today at the Ministry of Finance - Japan (JMOF) on the recent macroeconomic and fiscal developments across the ASEAN+3 region, anchored in the findings of the ASEAN+3 Regional Economic Outlook
#AREO and the ASEAN+3 Fiscal Policy Report
#AFPR.
JMOF Director General Kentaro Ogata and Deputy Vice Minister Kenichi Nishikata delivered the opening and closing remarks, respectively. The discussion was chaired AMRO Director/CEO Yasuto Watanabe, who underscored the importance of exchanging views at a time of heightened global uncertainty.
Discussants included Mr. Nobukazu Ono (Bank of Japan), Dean Prof. Bambang Brodjonegoro, Ph.D (Asian Development Bank Institute - ADBI), Professor SAYURI Shirai (ADBI / Keio University), Mr. Chad Steinberg (IMF), Ms. Mariko Kodaki (Nikkei), and Ms. Keiko Yoshida (Asahi Shimbun).
AMRO’s Allen Ng presented the region's outlook and evolving economic linkages, while Seung Hyun (Luke) Hong shared fiscal developments and policy priorities.
Thank you to JMOF for hosting us, and to all participants for the rich and timely discussions.
➡️ Read the AREO:
➡️ Read the AFPR: