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21 July 2026 - 24 July 2026 Upcoming Event Training courses

SEACEN Intermediate Course on Open Macroeconomy and External Sector Analysis 2: Capital Account Liberalisation and Capital Flows Monitoring and Management

Macroeconomic & Monetary Policy Management

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SEACEN Intermediate Course on Open Macroeconomy and External Sector Analysis 2: Capital Account Liberalisation and Capital Flows Monitoring and Management

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Cross-Border Payments, Regional Connectivity and Use of Local Currency Settlements

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Monetary Policy Analysis II: Fundamentals, Operations and Strategies

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SEACEN Centre Activities

Latest Courses

Hong Kong

Regulating Fintech Players, Digital Banks and the Adoption of AI in Financial Services

Online

Senior Executive Masterclass in Central Bank Communications

TBC

SEACEN Course on Nowcasting

Indonesia

Aspire: SEACEN Course on Leading Adaptively

TBC

Data Analytics and Visualization I: Fundamentals

Philippines

Macroprudential Supervision, Risk-Based Supervision and Pillar 2 Implementation

Latest Collaborative Research Projects

Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Collaborative Research Project on Artificial Intelligence, Human Capital, and Population Ageing

Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Collaborative Research Project on U.S. Dollar Dominance

Latest Workshops & Seminars

Webinar

Forecasting Using Satellite Data

Kuala Lumpur

SEACEN-ASB High-Level Policy Roundtable on “War, Oil Shocks, and Trade Restrictions”

Webinar

Bullets and Budgets: Measuring Defense Spending Multipliers

Online Seminar

Wholesale CBDC: Examining The Business Case

Sasana Kijang, Bank Negara Malaysia

SEACEN-BNM Workshop on Economic Modeling

Online Seminars

ASEAN+3 Financial Stability Report (ASFR) 2025 Outreach

Latest High-Level Meeting & Conferences

Cambodia

8th SEACEN Human Capital Conference

TBC

Conference of the Directors of Payments of Asia-Pacific Economies and Meeting of The Directors of Payments of SEACEN Members

TBC

SEACEN-FSI Conference of the Directors of Supervision of Asia-Pacific Economies and Meeting of The Directors of Supervision of SEACEN Members

Malaysia

SEACEN Policy Summit 2026

Malaysia

High-Level Seminar and Meeting for Deputy Governors on Financial Stability and Supervision

Mongolia

7th SEACEN Human Capital Conference

Other Events

Malaysia

External finance premium: Marker Finance vs Bank Finance

Latest Capital Flows Monitors

SEACEN Capital Flows Monitor 2026 (April)

SEACEN Capital Flows Monitor July 2025 Update

SEACEN Capital Flows Monitor January 2025

SEACEN Capital Flows Monitor 2024

SEACEN Capital Flows Monitor – 2023

SEACEN Capital Flows Monitor – 2020

Latest Research Report Studies

(RP113) U.S. Dollar Dominance in Trade Invoicing and Cross-Border Investments in SEACEN Economies

(RP112) Harnessing the Synergy of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human Capital Restructuring in Ageing Economies

(RP111) Foreign Investor Trading and Spillovers to Local-Currency Bond Markets in SEACEN Economies: A Case Study Approach

(RP110) Inflation Measurement and its Implications for Monetary Policy in Selected SEACEN Economies

(RP109) Asset Purchase Programmes in the Asia-Pacific Region during COVID-19: Design and Impact

(RP108) Big Data Applications in Monetary Policy and Financial Stability for SEACEN Member Economies: The Case of Bank Indonesia

Latest Working Papers

(WP3/2026) Global Fragmentation, Fiscal Policy, and Economic Growth: A Cross-country Analysis

(WP2/2026) Role of Artificial Intelligence in Finance: Selective Literature Review and Implications for Asia’s Financial Stability

(WP1/2026) When Banks and Insurers Move Together: Why Systemic Risk Lives in the Tails?

(WP4/2025) Horizon Dynamics of Systemic Risk in Global Energy Firms

(WP3/2025) Green Monetary Policy and Operations: Scope and Design

(WP2/2025) Wholesale CBDC: Examining the Business Case

Latest Policy Briefs & Analysis Papers

SEACEN Policy Brief Issue #3

SEACEN Policy Brief Issue #2

SEACEN Policy Brief Issue #1

SEACEN Policy Analysis Issue #7

SEACEN Policy Analysis Issue #6

SEACEN Policy Analysis Issue #5

Latest News

Publication Update

Paper 1: The investigation of the asymmetric influence of Bitcoin and energy prices on sustainable cryptocurrency valuation (Authors: Jalal Qanas,

SEACEN Course on Monetary Policy Analysis with DSGE Models

The SEACEN Centre successfully concluded the SEACEN Course on Monetary Policy Analysis with DSGE Models, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka,

New SEACEN Policy Brief Released!

Our new SEACEN policy brief examines how ASEAN can govern artificial intelligence (AI) to support innovation while protecting trust, accountability,

46th SEACEN Directors of Research and Monetary Policy Meeting

The 46th SEACEN Directors of Research and Monetary Policy (DORM) Meeting concluded successfully on 5 June 2026 in Bali, Indonesia,

SEACEN-BI Policy Seminar

The SEACEN Centre and Bank Indonesia successfully hosted the Policy Seminar on “The Macro-Financial Stability and Monetary Policy Implications of

New Blog Post on SUARA SEACEN!

We are pleased to announce a new blog post on the SUARA SEACEN Blog: Policy Lessons for Central Banks: High-Level

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Latest News

Publication Update

Paper 1: The investigation of the asymmetric influence of Bitcoin and energy prices on sustainable cryptocurrency valuation (Authors: Jalal Qanas, Noureddine Benlagha and Nur Ain Shahrier), published in International Review

SEACEN Course on Monetary Policy Analysis with DSGE Models

The SEACEN Centre successfully concluded the SEACEN Course on Monetary Policy Analysis with DSGE Models, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 15–18 June 2026 and graciously hosted by the Central

New SEACEN Policy Brief Released!

Our new SEACEN policy brief examines how ASEAN can govern artificial intelligence (AI) to support innovation while protecting trust, accountability, and financial stability. The brief discusses that ASEAN has built