ASEAN finance ministers and central bank governors agreed to increase usage of local currencies for trade settlements.
April 3, 2023The payment linkage will allow customers of participating financial institutions to make retail payments by scanning NETS QR and DuitNow QR codes.
April 1, 2023Version 2 highlights the importance of social aspects, expands the DNSH criteria, and recognises efforts to retire coal plants early.
March 28, 2023The ASEAN Capital Markets Forum will release v2 of the ASEAN Taxonomy and launch a Sustainable Finance Knowledge Hub this month.
March 21, 2023The SEC will adopt the ASEAN Sustainable and Responsible Fund Standards and separately release a new blue bond framework by Q2.
March 15, 2023The revised guidelines incorporate requirements for SRI funds seeking to qualify as an ASEAN Sustainable and Responsible Fund, among other changes.
February 22, 2023Under the guidelines, the issuer must be an ASEAN Issuer or a non-ASEAN issuer with KPIs linked to an ASEAN member country.
February 7, 2023The MoU will focus on developing the FinTech sector, promoting sustainable finance, and increasing awareness of sustainable investment in Thailand and other ASEAN countries.
January 12, 2023The MoU is the first that brings together multiple ASEAN central banks under a single multilateral agreement to enhance cross-border payments.
November 15, 2022The central banks of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand will formally sign an agreement on payment connectivity in November.
July 22, 2022