OREANDA-NEWS. March 03, 2011. Governor Zhou Xiaochuan attended the 46th South East Asian Central Banks (hereinafter SEACEN) Governors’ Conference and 30th SEACEN Board of Governors’ Meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Governor Zhou spoke as a discussant on the post crisis challenges and policy responses of central banks of emerging economies and chaired the discussions on the theme of central bank governance and financial stability, reported the press-centre of People Bank of China.

Upon the invitation of SEACEN, and approved by the State Council, the People’s Bank of China has joined the SEACEN as its 17th member and the SEACEN Board of Governors, effective from January 25, 2011.

Established in 1966, the SEACEN is a sub-regional financial organization aiming at promoting the communication and training of member central banks/monetary authorities in south east Asia. The SEACEN Research and Training Center was established as a legal entity in Malaysia in 1982.

Currently, the SEACEN has 17 member central banks and monetary authorities: Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam, National Bank of Cambodia, the People’s Bank of China, Reserve Bank of Fiji, Bank Indonesia, Bank of Korea, Bank Negara Malaysia, Bank of Mongolia, Central Bank of Myanmar, Nepal Rastra Bank, Bank of Papua New Guinea, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Central Bank, Chinese Taipei, Bank of Thailand, State Bank of Vietnam; and two observers: Bank of the Lao and National Reserve Bank of Tonga.