Bank Indonesia, in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asia-Pacific Applied Economics Association (APAEA), held the 13th Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking (BMEB) International Conference and Call For Papers. The event was held at the Anvaya Beach Resort Hotel in Bali on August 29-30, 2019, under the theme “Maintaining Stability, Strengthening Momentum of Growth Amidst High Uncertainty In The Digital Era.” The call for papers was attended by 66 selected presenters from 16 countries, including Dwi Marlina Wijayanti, S.Pd., M.Sc, a lecturer from FEBI UIN Sunan Kalijaga.
The first day of the event commenced with a video presentation on BMEB’s indexing in Scopus, detailing its journey from inception to being indexed in Scopus in July 2019. This was followed by the Opening and Keynote Speech by Dr. Perry Warjiyo, Governor of Bank Indonesia and Editor in Chief of BMEB. Subsequently, the Plenary Session featured three speakers: Prof. Iftekhar Hasan, Fordham University, USA, on “Lending, Trust, and Policy Challenges in the New Digital Era”; Prof. Jonathan Batten, University Utara, Malaysia, on “Development Issues in Asia and the Pacific: Asset Price Impacts of Commodity Price Shocks”; and Prof. Iwan Jaya Azis, Cornell University, USA, on “Changing Global Economic Landscape Poses A Challenge For Monetary Policy.”
The event included 4 Parallel Sessions covering 9 sub-themes, such as global economic landscape shift, macroeconomic dynamics, macro-financial linkages, post-GFC policy implications, macroeconomic fundamentals, new growth model, digital innovation, payment system platform and new financial services, and development issues in Asia and the Pacific. The author presented on the sub-theme of digital innovation by mapping out Islamic fintech in Indonesia.
The outcome of the event was the publication of scientific papers in several Scopus-indexed journals. Following the event, each presenter was requested to revise their paper based on feedback from their respective discussants. It is hoped that in the future, more Indonesian authors will publish their work in BMEB journals. The event concluded with remarks from Dr. Reza Anglingkusumo, Research Director of the Bank Indonesia Institute.