Dr. A.G Karunasena Passes Away
The SEACEN Centre marks the passing of former Executive Director, Dr. A G Karunasena, in early December 2025. Dr. A.G. Karunasena finished his term as the 6th Executive Director of The SEACEN Centre on 30 June 2012, after 6 years at the helm. He left many legacies and fond memories to the institution as well…
New Blog Post!
We are pleased to announce the latest post on the SUARA SEACEN Blog by Nur Ain Shahrier, Senior Economist in the Macroeconomic and Monetary Policy Management pillar at the Centre. Not All Fiscal Cuts Are Created Equal: Why Fiscal Multipliers Matter for Central Banks? As governments across Asia tighten budgets, one truth becomes clear: not…
New Blog Post!
We are pleased to announce the latest post on the SUARA SEACEN Blog by Vacharakoon Jivakanont, Senior Financial Sector Specialist in the Financial Stability, Supervision, and Payments pillar at the Centre and Nathan Crespy, from Banque de France. CBDCs vs Stablecoins: Competing or Complementary Roles? This article analyzes how Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and…
New Working Papers
We are pleased to announce the publication of a new Working Paper by SEACEN Senior Economist Nur Ain Shahrier, and her co-authors Zaheer Anwar and Milena Migliavacca: (WP4/2025) Horizon Dynamics of Systemic Risk in Global Energy Firms Could the firms driving the clean-energy transition also hold untapped influence over financial interconnectedness? In this paper we…
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…