The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) Agree to Enhance Cooperation
IMF News, October 11, 2017
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- Published: October 11, 2017
Key facts
- Press Release No. 17/395
- Date: October 11, 2017
- Signed in Washington, D.C. by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and Dr. Junhong Chang, Director of the AMRO.
- IMF Communications Department contact:
- MEDIA RELATIONS
- PRESS OFFICER: Ting Yan
- Phone: +1 202 623-7100
- Email: MEDIA@IMF.org
- Author credit listed: Isabel Schnabel
Agreement purpose and objectives
- Promote common goals of regional and global financial stability.
- Advance cooperation and leverage each other’s expertise between the IMF and the AMRO.
Planned areas of cooperation (as specified in the MOU)
- Exchange views related to macroeconomic surveillance.
- Provide training for staff.
- Deliver other capacity building.
- Conduct joint research projects and seminars.
Notable statement
- Christine Lagarde: “Cooperation and information exchange is the lynchpin of effective global and regional economic analysis. This agreement with AMRO will help the IMF deepen its ongoing work in the ASEAN+3, and I look forward to an even more fruitful and productive relationship through the cooperation agreement we signed today.”
Press Release No. 17/395 — The International Monetary Fund, October 11, 2017