Head of AMRO bullish on outlook as private sector drives regional ties AMRO Director and CEO Yasuto Watanabe speaks during the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok on Oct.
Head of AMRO bullish on outlook as private sector drives regional ties AMRO Director and CEO Yasuto Watanabe speaks during the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok on Oct. 14. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi) BANGKOK -- The artificial intelligence boom is accelerating economic integration across Southeast Asia, China, Japan and South Korea, the head of the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said, stressing that the technology will boost intra-regional trade and investment.