SE bankers to meet in S'pore

SE bankers to meet in S'pore

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): Southeast Asian central bankers will gather in Singapore for a two-day meeting starting Friday to discuss developments in the financial markets, said the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the meeting's host, Wednesday.

The 36th Conference of the Governors of Southeast Asian Central Banks will meet behind closed doors and discuss financial sector reforms and financial stability.

Bank for International Settlements General Manager Andrew Crockett will deliver the keynote address, while Stefan Ingves, director of the International Monetary Fund's Monetary and Exchange Affairs Department, will share the IMF's views on financial surveillance issues, the MAS said.

SEACEN, as the organization is called, comprises Bank Indonesia, Bank of Korea, Bank Negara Malaysia, Bank of Mongolia, Central Bank of Myanmar, Nepal Rastra Bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Central Bank of China, Taipei, and Bank of Thailand.