South East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Research & Training Centre

The South East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Research and Training Centre was first established as a legal entity in 1982 with eight member central banks/monetary authorities which has since grown to nineteen members in 2013.

Since its inception in the early 1980’s, The SEACEN Centre has established its unique regional position in serving its membership of central banks in the Asia-Pacific region through its learning programmes, research work, and networking and collaboration platforms for capability building in central banking knowledge.

Over the years, SEACEN has built a wide network base, in that besides its members, the Centre has an outreach of 16 other central banks which are invited for the Centre’s learning programmes, as well as 26 regional and international strategic partners with whom the Centre collaborates in the design and delivery of its programmes in central banking knowledge areas (Macroeconomic and Monetary Policy Management; Financial Stability and Supervision; and Payment and Settlement System) and Leadership and Governance.

The objectives of The SEACEN Centre as stated in the memorandum and Articles of Association of the South East Asian Central Bank (SEACEN) Research and Training Central, dated 27 February 1982, are:

• To promote a better understanding of the financial, monetary, banking and economic development matters which are of interest to the central banks and monetary authorities of the countries in South East Asia or of interest to the region as a whole.
• To stimulate and facilitate co-operation among central banks and monetary authorities in the area of research and training.

To achieve these objectives, the Centre shall:

• Undertake research into the fields of financial, monetary, banking and economic development matters and related matters;
• Organise and conduct training courses;
• Collect, publish and distribute results of research and studies and such other information related to the objectives of the Centre;
• Arrange and organise seminars, workshops and conferences;
• Provide advisory and technical services to the South East Asian Central Banks and Monetary Authorities;
• Co-operate with other institutions to promote the objectives of the Centre; and
• Undertake any other activities to further the objectives of the Centre.