Brunei Darussalam Establishes the Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD)
Brunei Darussalam enacted a new Order establishing the statutory body of Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD) as of 1 January 2011. The membership to SEACEN is now assumed by the AMBD. The SEACEN Centre takes this opportunity to welcome Haji Mohd. Rosli bin Haji Sabtu, Managing Director of AMBD as a Member of the SEACEN…
Dates for 53rd SEACEN-Federal Reserve Course on 7-12 Aug 2011
The dates for the “53rd SEACEN-Federal Reserve System Course on Banking Supervision: Advanced Credit Risk Measurement and Management” has been confirmed for 7 to 12 August 2011.
The Centre Publishes 3 New Research Studies, Staff Paper No. 78 and Occasional Paper No. 49
The Centre has published 3 New Research Studies, Staff Paper No. 78 and Occasional Paper No. 49 titled as follows: Research Studies: Staff Paper No. 78:Fear of Appreciation in East and Southeast Asia: The Role of the Chinese Renminbi by Victor Pontines and Reza Y. Siregar Occasional Paper No. 49:Marrying Monetary Policy with Macroprudential Regulation:…
Dr. Prasarn Trairatvorakul Appointed as Governor of Bank of Thailand as of 1 October 2010
Dr. Prasarn Trairatvorakul has been appointed Governor of the Bank of Thailand effective from 1 October 2010 following the completion of Dr. Tarisa Watanagase’s governership. Dr. Prasarn will serve as a member of the SEACEN Board of Governors. For further details on Dr. Prasarn, please go to this link: http://www.bot.or.th/English/AboutBOT/Governors/Pages/Prasarn.aspx. The SEACEN Centre would also like…
The SEACEN Centre publishes new research study on “Macro-financial Links” and staff paper no. 77
The SEACEN Centre has just published a research study entitled “Macro-Financial Links and Monetary Policy Management” by Dr. Nephil Matangi Maskay, Director, Research Department of Nepal Rastra Bank and concurrently Visiting Research Economist of The SEACEN Centre for OY 2009/10 and staff paper no. 77 on “Exchange Rate Asymmetry and Flexible Exchange Rates under Inflation…
Dr. Darmin Nasution Appointed as Governor of Bank Indonesia as of 1 September 2010
In accordance with Presidential Decree No.95 / P of 2010 dated August 21, 2010, following his position as Senior Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia, Dr. Darmin Nasution took the oath as the Governor of Bank Indonesia on 1 September 2010. Dr. Nasution was born in Tapanuli on 21 December 1948. In 1986 he received his…
The SEACEN Centre has 2 new EXCO members in Dato’ Muhammad bin Ibrahim, Deputy Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia and Mr. K G D D Dheerasinghe, Senior Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
Dato’ Muhammad bin Ibrahim, Deputy Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, has been appointed by the Bank as the new member of the SEACEN EXCO effective from 16 June 2010, replacing Dato’ Ooi Sang Kuang who has been appointed as Special Adviser to the Bank. Mr. K G D D Dheerasinghe, Senior Deputy Governor, has been…
Dr. Choongsoo Kim appointed as Governor of The Bank of Korea effective 1 April 2010
Dr. Choongsoo Kim appointed as Governor of The Bank of Korea effective 1 April 2010.
Governor Seongtae Lee of The Bank of Korea retires on 31 March 2010
Governor Seongtae Lee retires from The Bank of Korea effective from 31 March 2010 after 42 years of service. The SEACEN Centre wishes to take this opportunity to thank Governor Lee for his strong support of the activities of the Centre during his tenure as Governor as wishes him all the best in his future…
Dr. Yuba Raj Khatiwada appointed as Nepal Rastra Bank’s Governor effective from 19 March 2010
The Government of Nepal has appointed Dr. Yuba Raj Khatiwada to the post of Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank for a term of 5 years effective from 19 March 2010. Prior to his appointment as Governor, Dr. Khatiwada was the Vice-Chairman of the National Planning Commission of Nepal. He had also served Nepal Rastra Bank…