International Conference on Central Bank Accounting Practices
The SEACEN Centre in collaboration with the Reserve Bank of India organised the International Conference on Central Bank Accounting Practices that was held in Mumbai, India on 14 and 15 November 2025. Delegates from over 20 central banks representing Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe as well as from the BIS and IMF attended…
New Blog Post!
We are pleased to announce the latest post on the SUARA SEACEN Blog by Ms Donna Lumbo, Senior Analyst in the Leadership, Governance, and Human Capital pillar at the Centre. The Human Side of Governance: Reflections from the 2025 Central Bank Governance Summit The 2025 Governance Summit highlighted a compelling reality: Effective central bank governance…
New Working Papers
We are pleased to announce the publication of two new SEACEN Working Papers: (WP2/2025) Wholesale CBDC: Examining the Business Case by Srichander Ramaswamy Central banks are exploring whether wholesale CBDCs (wCBDCs) can enhance settlement of tokenised assets. Existing RTGS systems could deliver the solutions through APIs. While wCBDCs may streamline direct central bank settlements or…
SEACEN Policy Brief #1 2025
The Centre is pleased to announce the publication of the new SEACEN Policy Brief, Issue #1 by Meltem Chadwick. This SEACEN Policy Brief explores how rapid structural change driven by digitalisation and AI adoption, as illustrated by the spread of generative AI such as ChatGPT, challenges fundamental economic relationships and the management of monetary policy….
New Blog Post!
We are pleased to announce the latest post on the SUARA SEACEN Blog by Mark McKenzie, Senior Financial Sector Specialist at the Centre. The Adoption of AI in SEACEN Member Central Banks and Considerations for Financial Stability Artificial intelligence is transitioning from narrow, task-specific analytical models to advanced generative systems capable of producing human-like outputs…
Joint Press Release for the 61st SEACEN Governors’ Conference/45th Meeting of the SEACEN BOG
The 61st SEACEN Governors’ Conference was held on 28th October 2025, ahead of the 45th Meeting of the SEACEN Board of Governors (BOG) in Bali, Indonesia, hosted by Bank Indonesia. The theme of this year’s Governor’s Conference was “Asian Financial Integration to Navigate Geoeoconomic Shifts: Unlocking Growth and Innovation“. We are pleased to share the…
SEACEN Workshop on Economic Modelling for Policy: A Practitioner’s Primer
The SEACEN Workshop on Economic Modelling for Policy: A Practitioner’s Primer, hosted by Bank Negara Malaysia, starts today with opening remarks by SEACEN Centre Executive Director Dr Cyn-Young Park followed by the first presentation by Prof. Warwick McKibbin AO. This workshop, which runs from 11 – 12 November 2025 aims to equip central bankers with…
New Blog Post!
We are pleased to announce the latest post on the SUARA SEACEN Blog by Meltem Chadwick, Senior Economist, MMPM, together with her co-authors Jaqueson Galimberti (Asian Development Bank) and Rennae Cherry (Reserve Bank of New Zealand). Nonresponse Bias is Distorting Household Inflation Expectations: Evidence and Policy Fixes Our new blog post shows that standard household…
SEACEN Executive Director Opening Remarks at Governors’ Conference
The 61st SEACEN Governors’ Conference was held on 28th October 2025, ahead of the 45th Meeting of the SEACEN Board of Governors (BOG) in Bali, Indonesia, hosted by Bank Indonesia. The theme of this year’s Governor’s Conference was “Asian Financial Integration to Navigate Geoeoconomic Shifts: Unlocking Growth and Innovation“. Dr Park’s opening remarks was followed…
New Position Available!
The SEACEN Centre is looking to fill the role of Director of the Financial Stability, Supervision, and Payments pillar. Interested to work in a dynamic training organisation serving the capacity-building needs of Central banks in the APAC region? Click here for details on our website or apply directly at the American Economic Association site here.