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On this website we aim to keep you up to date with progress made by the ABMF and to invite your views and opinions on the issues raised.
Events
Upcoming
44th ASEAN+3 Bond Market Forum (ABMF) Meeting and other Events
Hybrid Event
22 - 24 October 2025
Recent
43rd ASEAN+3 Bond Market Forum (ABMF) Meeting and other Events
Hybrid Event
30 June - 04 July 2025
Past Events
Publications
Asian Bond Markets Initiative Brief No. 11 — Intraday Liquidity and Cross-Border Collateral: Central Bank Perspective
June 2025
This brief explores the considerations involved in using local currency government bonds as cross-border collateral, focusing on the same-day liquidity operations of central banks. Two mechanisms led by central banks—cross-border liquidity bridges and cross-border collateral arrangements—provide institutional frameworks for mobilizing collateral on a same-day basis.
ASEAN+3 Bond Market Forum Brief No. 6—Mitigating the Data Gap in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculation for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
*ABMF Brief No. 6 reissued as ABMI Brief No. 10
Feb 2025
This brief highlights the importance of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions calculation for small and medium-sized enterprises and explores how technology can help address data
ASEAN+3 Bond Market Forum Brief No. 5—Principles and Practices of Due Diligence in Bond Underwriting
*ABMF Brief No. 5 reissued as ABMI Brief No. 9
Dec 2024
This brief highlights the role of bond underwriting and shows how it helps reduce risk and ensure fair pricing to maintain the credibility and stability of international capital markets.
The Cross-Border Settlement Infrastructure Forum Brief No. 4: Key Aspects of UNIDROIT Principles on Digital Assets and Private Law
*CSIF Brief No. 4 reissued as ABMI Brief No. 8
Aug 2024
This CSIF Brief shows that the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law’s (UNIDROIT) Principles on Digital Assets and Private Law (the Principles) aim to achieve high predictability in transactions and provide common ground and global legal certainty in the treatment of digital assets by unifying and harmonizing essential parts of private law. UNIDROIT recommends each jurisdiction adopt rules that conform to these Principles. In response, each jurisdiction may formulate laws and regulations that reflect the Principles.
The Cross-Border Settlement Infrastructure Forum Brief No. 3: An Introduction to Digital Assets
*CSIF Brief No. 3 reissued as ABMI Brief No. 7
Aug 2024
This CSIF brief explains the challenge to uniformly define fast-emerging digital assets, shows how it risks sparking legal conflicts, and underscores the need to develop common principles to support growing cross-border transactions.
ASEAN+3 Bond Market Forum Brief No. 4—Acceptance and Use of English in the Bond Market
*ABMF Brief No. 4 reissued as ABMI Brief No. 5
Dec 2023
This brief explains why ASEAN+3 bond markets should consider using English as a common language to attract more professional investors, boost liquidity, and support the future creation of an intraregional market.
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