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SEACEN Podcast S7 Episode 1: Beyond Bond Markets: Hidden Risks, Capital Flows, and Financial Resilience in Asia
Global bond markets are growing rapidly but are financial systems becoming more resilient, or simply more interconnected and fragile in new ways?
In this episode of the SEACEN podcast, we sit down with Shu Tian (“Grace”) from the Asian Development Bank’s Asia Bond Monitor team to discuss the evolving landscape of ASEAN+3 bond markets amid rising geopolitical fragmentation, volatile capital flows, and global uncertainty.
Beyond the headlines, the conversation explores deeper macro-financial questions:
• Are local currency bond markets truly strengthening resilience in Asia?
• What hidden vulnerabilities may be building beneath seemingly stable financial systems?
• How do banks, insurers, and institutional investors transmit shocks across the financial system?
• Could the next source of instability come not from outside the region but from growing internal interconnectedness?
From capital flows and financial stability to systemic risk and regional resilience, this discussion brings together data, policy insights, and macro-financial analysis on some of the most pressing issues facing central banks and policymakers today.
Join us for a timely and insightful conversation.
The passing of the GENIUSAct has raised expectations that the demand for Stablecoins will grow rapidly. This Podcast explores factors that can drive the demand for Stablecoins and what benefits, if any, Stablecoins can bring to our existing monetary system. It also examines the implications for financial stability by exploring the channels through which risks that Stablecoin issuers bring to the system can propagate.
Join SEACEN Centre Research Associate Adryan Rosli as he speaks with Srichander Ramaswamy, Director of the Financial Stability, Supervision, and Payments Pillar at SEACEN on this topic.
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SEACEN Podcast S6 Episode 3 with Jayzle Ravelo, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
This episode of the Podcast explores the origins and development of the SEACEN Leadership Competency Framework under the expert guidance of Jayzle Ravelo, Managing Director, Human Resource and Organization Development, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (the Central Bank of the Philippines).
She discusses profoundly the reason why it was developed, and what it hopes to accomplish for our Member Central Banks. Jayzle and the technical working group worked closely for 5 years. Their work has deeply expanded the leadership paradigm beyond the traditional risk-centric view of central banks to embrace agility, innovation, and collaboration -- teamwork rather than hierarchy, adaptability alongside stability—critical amidst rapid global shifts.
In this interview with SEACEN Director of Leadership, Governance and Human Capital Kate Sweetman, Jayzle, reflects on leadership in general, and leadership in central banks in our region.
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SEACEN Podcast S7 Episode 1: Beyond Bond Markets: Hidden Risks, Capital Flows, and Financial Resilience in Asia
Published 11 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And then I wanted to particularly point out that ASEAN treasury bonds, they do have a slightly higher average tenor compared to the Emerging East Asia average, which is 9.4 years. So they are able to fund long-term investments the market is functioning well on this yeah that is a long-term maturity bonds that they're holding largely so grace why should policymakers why do we have to care so much about the local currency bond market development in the first place because local currency bond markets are a key part of financial resilience well function the local currency bond market cushion volatilities They can mitigate interest rate and exchange rate volatility by reducing double mismatch. […]
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