The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) and the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance collaboration in areas of common interest to bolster global financial stability and economic resilience.
The three-year cooperation agreement aims to deepen collaboration between the two institutions through joint research and events, capacity building, and staff exchanges. It also seeks to leverage their respective expertise and experience to promote knowledge sharing and dialogue.
“In times of heightened uncertainty and geoeconomic fragmentation, safeguarding macroeconomic and financial resilience in our regions is a responsibility we must shoulder with resolve,”said AMRO Director Yasuto Watanabe. “This MOU with the AMF represents an important step forward in our collaboration and underscores our shared commitment to strengthening the Global Financial Safety Net by leveraging our combined expertise.”
“As key members of the Global Financial Safety Net and considering the increasing macroeconomic and financial stability risks both globally and regionally, our two institutions can serve as crucial pillars of stability,”said Dr. Fahad M. Alturki, Director General Chairman of the Board of the AMF. “This new partnership will strengthen the current cooperation between our two institutions and help us advance our common objectives of stability and resilience and facilitate better cooperation and coordination between our member economies to address global challenges.”
Mr. Watanabe and Dr. Alturki, signed the cooperation agreement on the sidelines of the 10th Regional Financing Arrangements High-level Dialogue, held during the 2025 IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C.