Hoe Ee Khor is Deputy Director in the Asia and Pacific Department. He is
the front office reviewer for Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, and Indonesia,
and responsible for overseeing the work on the Pacific Islands economies.
From April 2009 to August 2010, Mr. Khor was Head of Economic
Development and Chief Economist at the Abu Dhabi Council for
Economic Development (ADCED). Mr. Khor joined the Monetary
Authority of Singapore (MAS) in July 1996 and was the Assistant Managing
Director from 2001 to 2009 where he was responsible for economic
research and the monetary policy and financial stability functions.
Mr. Khor started his career as an economist at the International Monetary Fund in 1981 and had
worked on a wide range of economies from the Caribbean and Pacific Islands to South-east Asia and
Mexico and China. He was the IMF Resident Representative in China from 1991-1993.
During his career, Mr. Khor has written papers and reports on a wide range of topics and countries
focusing primarily on macroeconomic, monetary and financial issues.
Mr. Khor obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics/Mathematics from the University of
Rochester in 1977 and a Ph. D. in Economics from Princeton University in 1982.