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.