The State Bank of Vietnam announced that Deputy Governor Nguyen Ngoc Canh led a delegation to the South East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Research and Training Centre’s 45th Board of Governors meeting and 61st High-Level Seminar in Bali, Indonesia, on 28–29 October 2025. Alongside discussions on regional financial integration, SEACEN governors approved adjustments to the centre’s 2026 activity plan and its proposed 2026 budget. The High-Level Seminar focused on expanding and developing capital markets, strengthening regional safety nets and macro-financial surveillance, and the role of finance in green and digital transitions. Sessions also covered digital payments connectivity and cross-border payments, including challenges linked to correspondent banking retrenchment, and highlighted BIS initiatives such as Project Agorá and common data standard frameworks. Sustainable finance discussions included mobilising capital for the region’s green transition and references to ASEAN Green Map and ASEAN Taxonomy, with calls to harmonise green classification systems. In remarks at the governors meeting, Nguyen Ngoc Canh expressed support for SEACEN’s draft Medium-Term Strategic Plan 2026–2030 and urged clear prioritisation, feasible implementation, effective resource allocation and measurable outcomes, with emphasis on areas such as central bank digital currency, cybersecurity, data governance, cross-border payment connectivity and climate-related financial risk management. SEACEN members also agreed that Laos will chair SEACEN in 2026, and the State Bank of Vietnam delegation held bilateral exchanges with other central bank leaders on monetary policy and banking sector management.

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