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Eye on Catalysts: Central Banks and Payments

As emphasised in opening remarks by Deputy Governor Jessica Chew [...]

How can Emerging and Frontier Markets in Asia attract Global Cross-Border Capital Flows for their Climate Transition?

“To reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, entities [...]

Leadership Mindsets in Central Banks: Shifting Toward Change and Growth

Providing agility as well as stability is the leadership mandate [...]

What is Greenwashing?

Introduction There is a fair degree of consensus that in [...]

SEACEN Leadership Competencies Framework for Central Banks

Cracking the code on the leadership required in Central Banks: [...]

Why Does the Bitcoin Soufflé Rise Again and Again?

There has never been any asset that has staged a [...]

Addressing Climate Risks in Central Banks: Emerging Challenges for SEACEN Member Economies

Climate change poses a common and potentially overwhelmingmacrofinancial risk for [...]

Future Proofing Central Banks through Leadership Practices

Future-ready central banks In the words of Christine Lagarde, ‘central [...]

The Basel Framework and Climate-related Financial Risks

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS or the Basel [...]

Loss Absorbency of Additional Tier 1 Capital Instruments under Basel III: The Credit Suisse Case

Background: Additional Tier 1 (AT1) Capital Instruments under Basel III [...]

Fast Payments and Combating the Evolving Threat of Frauds and Scams in Asia

The purpose of this blog is to share how fast [...]

Silicon Valley Bank and Central Bank Digital Currencies

The swift downfall of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) amidst the [...]

Data Privacy and Financial Services: Understanding the New Normal

Due to the expanding utilisation of technology, the digital economy’s [...]

Revolutionising Payment Services: The Impact of the Payment Services Directive (PSD) in the European Union and beyond

The rise of internet and mobile payments has drastically altered [...]

Dollar Strength and its Implications for Emerging Market Capital Flows – A Macro-Financial Perspective

Predominance of the US dollar (USD) funding market, notably post [...]

Stablecoins, Market Integration and Contagion

Stablecoins are a type of digital asset that purports to [...]

The Rise of Central Bank Digital Currencies in the Caribbean

Despite the relatively widespread adoption of mobile and internet technology [...]

Central Bank Digital Currencies and Financial Inclusion

Despite the fact that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are [...]

To Bail-In or not To Bail-In: A Question for Asian Financial Policymakers

The Great Financial Crisis (GFC), which began in 2007 and [...]

Reality Bites: Bitcoin’s Recent Successes and Setbacks

The month of June 2021 was an extremely eventful month [...]