ASEAN FINANCE MINISTERS’ AND CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS’ MEETING: MEDIA REGISTRATION NOW OPEN UNTIL APRIL 4

KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 (Bernama) -- The Media Registration for ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (AFMGM) and Related Meetings to be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre is opened now.

Media representatives are invited to register for accreditation online from March 17 to April 4, 2025 to cover the event.

Media representatives can register at https://aseanfinance2025.mof.gov.my/.

Previously, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) deputy governor Datuk Marzunisham Omar said the central bank will work with its ASEAN counterparts to encourage businesses to use local currencies in facilitating trade within the region.

“The central bank's focus at the country level as ASEAN-Malaysia chairmanship this year is to look at how the region should come together to further strengthen inter-regional trade and investment flows..

“We are looking at building a more inclusive financial system that will benefit the people in the region. We are also looking at how the financial sector can come together to help finance some of the major sustainable projects in the region,” he said.

According to Marzunisham, there will be a series of panel discussions on the financial sector's innovation and how it can help further accelerate trade and investment flows within the region.

“We have seen a lot of progress made, for example, in terms of QR payment, payment connectivity that encourages tourism, and we are also seeing a lot of work done on encouraging trade settlement in local currencies with Indonesia and Thailand,” he said.

-- BERNAMA