Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)
Banknotes: July to September 2023
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Asean pushing for greater retail payments connectivity
Finance ministers and governors discuss QR codes and instant cross-border payments
Initiative: BoT and MAS’s PromptPay-PayNow link
Connecting the two nations’ instant payment systems is empowering citizens
Asean publishes first green taxonomy for financial instruments
“Multi-tier” taxonomy aims to create realistic goals for both rich and middle-income nations
Thailand and Malaysia invite banks to operate across borders
Banks can operate in host country with greater access and flexibility under Asean initiative
Asean central banks call for joint action on climate risk
Asean policy-makers have work to do if they are to catch up with climate leaders, report says
Initiative of the year: Bank of Thailand
Thai central bank used two-way communications to support delivery of major initiatives
Trade tensions could ripple among South-east Asian nations – Menon
Rising leverage ratios a key risk for EM Asia, but the region is more resilient
Singapore and Malaysia to set up stock market link
The two markets have combined market capitalisation of more than $1.2 trillion
Low volatility challenges central banks – BSP deputy governor
BSP deputy governor examines correlation between volatility and uncertainty
Tougher action needed on China debts – research body
Asean research office says corporate debt needs close monitoring, even if immediate crisis is unlikely
Are central banks allowing markets to get a bad name?
Asian offshore derivatives trading dispute raises questions about the role of markets
No Asean pan-regional regulator in near future – panellists
Various factors are hampering further integration, speakers say
Zeti stresses need for Asean ‘partnerships’
Malaysia governor outline four foundations to anchor successful partnerships
Lifetime achievement award: Zeti Akhtar Aziz
Policies introduced during Asian financial crisis helped Malaysia weather 2008 global meltdown
Asia’s Basel III woes
New bank capital rules are bridling Asean banks
Repeat of Asian crisis ‘unlikely’, say Singapore bank chiefs
Policy-makers responding more proactively to risks than in 1997
MAS takes step to facilitate capital sourcing across Asean jurisdictions
Issues implementation handbook together with Thai and Malaysian regulators
Zeti stresses need for good data in promoting financial inclusion
Better data can help put pressure on countries that are lagging behind
Central bank business school will foster Malaysia's future leaders, says Zeti
Bank Negara governor talks to Central Banking about MIT initiative
Singapore MD imagines gleaming future for island state
Ravi Menon delivers a speech looking back from an imagined 2065
Zeti urges central banks to ‘call the shots' on financial regulation
Malaysia governor makes case for giving central banks regulatory power
Top Thai regulator advises Asean neighbours to open markets slowly
Bank of Thailand director warns of financial liberalisation dangers
Research promotes regional approach to financial stability in Asean
Paper sees vulnerabilities emerging as integration leads to financial deepening