Study on Managing Capital Flows

The SEACEN Centre’s new research study, entitled: “Challenges and Options in Managing Capital Flows for Small, Open, and Financially Integrated Economies” assesses the evolving trends and impacts of capital flows to SEACEN member economies. The study offers policy insights on managing volatile capital flows in the broader context of monetary policy objectives and other considerations…

SEACEN-AMRO Event 2023

The SEACEN Centre is pleased to host the AMRO Asean+3 Regional Economic Report (AREO) in Kuala Lumpur on 23 May 2023.   Click to learn more.

Visiting Research Economist 2023

The South East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Research and Training Centre will be undertaking two collaborative research projects involving economists of participating member central banks/monetary authorities and a visiting research economist (VRE).  The SEACEN Centre is therefore seeking research proposals on any aspect of the following two research themes that have been identified for 2023:…

Keynote Speech by Ayse Sungur

On Monday, 20 March 2023, Chainalysis hosted the Crypto and Blockchain Masterclass at the Asia School of Business. The event brought together prominent participants from the Securities Commission Malaysia, Bank Negara, FinTech Association Malaysia (FAOM), and various industry and law firms. The keynote speech was delivered by SEACEN’s Ayse Sungur, setting the stage for a…

ASIFMA Event in Hong Kong

This year the conference was devoted to big questions around Scaling up Sustainable Finance in Asia. The conference brought together influential leaders from the region and beyond and focused specifically on climate finance issues faced by corporates and intermediaries. The event aimed to identify financing opportunities, motivate investors, create more efficient market structures, and achieve…

Update: Working Paper 2/2018

Update on SEACEN Working Paper 2/2018 by Dr. Rogelio Mercado Jr! SEACEN Working Paper No. 02/2018, by Rogelio Mercado Jr., is now published at the International Review of Economics and Finance. Using bilateral Balance of Payments data, this study offers new evidence on the relevance of financial market segmentation, economic ties, and financial centre effect on…

Position Available

We are pleased to inform you of a Vacancy at the Centre, for Senior Economist, MMPMFull Job Description and Requirements for this position are available at this link. Deadline for Application is 18 February 2023

Special Collaborative Event with the IMF-STI

As part of the 58th Governors’ Conference and High-Level Seminar hosted by the National Bank of Cambodia, The SEACEN Centre and the IMF-Singapore Regional Training Institute organised a special invitation-only event focusing on the current global and Asian economic context and policy responses, bringing together central bank governors from Asia and beyond; followed by a…

Joint Press Communique: 58th SEACEN BOG Conference & Meeting

The 58th SEACEN Governors Conference/High Level Seminar and the 42nd Meeting of the SEACEN Board of Governors was sucessfully held on 4 – 5 December 2022.Below is the official Press Communique in full: https://www.seacen.org/file/file/2022/Meetings/PressComm_BOG2022.pdf

New Working Paper Published!

We are pleased to announce the release of the latest SEACEN Working Paper today, WP05/2022. A new SEACEN working paper shows evidence that Asia’s large share of merchandise trade invoiced in the US dollar significantly covaries with large US dollar denominated international investment holdings and liabilities. Click here to read it in full.

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