The SEACEN Capital Flows Monitor 2025 Update (July 2025) shows that Asian economies, as a group, witnessed a marked increase in cross-border resident and nonresident capital flows in 2024, following two years of significantly lower cross-border capital flows in 2022 and 2023. The region’s aggregate net foreign asset position remained positive, although some economies remained a net borrower in 2024. The monitor’s analytical section focuses on the theoretical models and empirical evidence on the impact of foreign direct investment on productivity and growth. Click here to read.
Publication Update
We are pleased to announce the latest working paper (WP6/2026), authored by SEACEN MMPM Director Dr. Donghyun Park, Prof. Joao Tovar Jalles( Lisbon School of Economics and Management), and John
