The 20th Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking (BMEB) International Conference and Call for Papers
(The 20th BMEB)
“Central Banking at the Crossroads of Geoeconomic Fragmentation,
Digital Transformation, and Systemic Risks”
Organised by
Bank Indonesia Institute
Bali, Indonesia, July 31th, 2026
Bank Indonesia Institute – Bank Indonesia is pleased to host the 20th Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking (BMEB) International Conference and Call for Papers on “Central Banking at the Crossroads of Geoeconomic Fragmentation, Digital Transformation, and Systemic Risks” in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Applied Economics Association (APAEA).
BMEB is an international peer-reviewed and open-access journal that publishes high quality research across a broad range of topics, including monetary economics and policy, finance and banking, macroprudential policy, payment systems, financial stability, financial markets, economic growth, and structural reform of regional and global relevance. With a global scope, BMEB aims to advance scholarly discourse and policy design by publishing research that contributes to economic theory, empirical understanding, and policymaking. The journal welcomes submissions from economists and researchers (within and beyond central banks), academics, and policymakers regardless of their institutional affiliation and geographic location. Since 2019, BMEB has been indexed in Scopus, listed in Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List, and included in SINTA-1 Accreditation by Indonesia’s Ministry of Research and Higher Education.
Central banks and financial authorities are operating in an environment where shocks and uncertainty increasingly reinforce each other. They face geoeconomic fragmentation, persistent macro-financial pressures, rapid digitalisation of payments and financial intermediation, and accelerating advances in artificial intelligence. These dynamics are reshaping inflation processes and market functioning, weighing on confidence and capital flows, and creating novel trade‑offs for monetary, prudential, and central bank market‑operation frameworks.
At the same time, many economies are pursuing ambitious structural reform agendas—strengthening resilience in critical supply chains, moving up global and regional value chains to generate higher‑productivity employment, mobilising financing for sustainable infrastructure and industry, and expanding inclusion through digital financial services. Emerging and developing economies must advance these goals while facing tighter external funding, higher sovereign spreads, and capital flows volatility in the context of already high public debt and limited fiscal space, which in turn increases the pressure on central banks and financial authorities to use their balance sheets and policy tools to help finance structural economic change.
This Call for Papers seeks high‑quality manuscripts that combine analytical rigor with clear operational relevance for decision‑makers, by deepening understanding of evolving macro-financial linkages, exploring innovative policies, and generating robust evidence on credible countercyclical policy strategies in emerging and developing economies. We welcome theoretical, empirical, and policy‑oriented papers, especially cross‑country studies and country cases. Submissions that offer concrete pathways for central banks and authorities to align their stability mandates with support for sustainable, innovation-driven structural transformation are particularly encouraged, as are contributions from authors based in emerging and developing economies.
SCOPE OF CALL FOR PAPERS
This call for paper encourages submissions from diverse perspectives, including theoretical, empirical, and policy-oriented approaches on the following issues:
Sub Theme 1: Geoeconomic Fragmentation, Capital Flows, Inflation Dynamics, and Central Banking Policy Design
- Effects of geoeconomic fragmentation on trade, investment, growth, inflation, and external balances.
- Capital flow cycles, risk-off shocks, and spillovers from policies of major economies.
- Monetary policy designs under high uncertainty, and policy toolkits for foreign exchange reserves, capital‑flow measures,
and regional financial safety nets.
Sub Theme 2: Digitalization, AI, and the Future of Money and Financial Markets
- Impacts of rapid digitalization of payments and financial intermediation, including CBDC, fast payment systems,
open banking, big tech finance, stablecoins, and tokenized deposits, on monetary policy transmission and
financial stability.
- The use of AI and big data in central banking and supervision (including real-time nowcasting, stress testing,
and surveillance).
- The impact of evolving market structures (fintech competition, stablecoin and crypto-asset ecosystems, and
concentration risks) on central banking roles in the regulation, supervision, and oversight.
Sub Theme 3: Macroprudential Policy, Financial Stability Instruments, and Central Bank Market Operations
- Integrated use of monetary, macroprudential, and central bank market‑operation instruments to manage credit
cycles, asset‑price booms, and liquidity stress.
- The design and calibration of countercyclical regulations (capital buffers, borrower-based measures, liquidity
and foreign exchange instruments).
- Contingency plan design (optimal liquidity facilities, collateral frameworks, and temporary backstops for
non‑traditional shocks).
Sub Theme 4: Climate, Energy Transition, and Sustainable Finance
- Quantifying physical and transition climate risks and the related macro-financial impacts.
- The impact of energy-price shocks, carbon-pricing, and green transition policies on inflation, growth, and
monetary-fiscal trade‑off.
- Joint public–private funding arrangements and fiscal–monetary coordination to mobilize sustainable finance in
emerging markets and developing economies.
Sub Theme 5: Central Bank Balance Sheets and Structural Transformation
- The role of central banks to support infrastructure development, industrial upgrading, and long-term development agenda.
- Designing off-budget or quasi-fiscal measures and assessing their implications for central bank mandates and independence.
- Enhancing the coordination among related parties to mobilise long term, and productivity enhancing investment.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
The 20th Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking International Conference and Call for Papers is planned to be held on July 31, 2026 in Bali, Indonesia with hybrid mode (online and in-person). It will be officially opened by the Governor of Bank Indonesia, Honorable Dr. Perry Warjiyo, who will also deliver his keynote address.
It is followed by a plenary session with international prominent speakers. The plenary speakers will be announced soon. The plenary sessions will be moderated by Professor Paresh K. Narayan, Monash University and President of APAEA
IMPORTANT DATES
May 24th, 2026 Due date for paper submission.
June 29th, 2026 Scientific Committee Decision
July 6th, 2026 Author acceptance of Terms and Conditions
July 9th, 2026 Registration Date
July 31th, 2026 Plenary Sessions, followed by Parallel Sessions
GUIDELINES:
- Authors from Indonesia are invited to submit their research papers (IN ENGLISH) with (at least) 3 JEL CLASSIFICATIONS, in MSWord version to https://submit.confbay.com/conf/bmeb2025 or email: bmeb@bmeb-bi.org
- Authors from other countries are invited to submit their research papers (IN ENGLISH) with (at least) 3 JEL CLASSIFICATIONS, in MSWord version, to: https://submit.confbay.com/conf/bmeb2025 or email: apaea.conferences@gmail.com and bmeb@bmeb-bi.org
- Important announcement will be posted on https://submit.confbay.com/conf/bmeb2025 and https://bulletin.bmeb-bi.org
- Submissions of full paper should be in English and be accompanied by an abstract.
- All invited papers will be presented at the parallel sessions and each paper will have an assigned discussant. Each presenter will have 15-20 minutes to present his/her paper; a discussant will discuss the paper for 5-7 minutes; and 3 minutes will be allotted for additional questions and answers.
- Following a regular double-blind peer-review process, invited papers will be considered for publication in the Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking (BMEB) regular and Special Issues, or in a Special Issue/regular issue of any of the following BMEB‘s partner journals, all of which are indexed in Scopus and SSCI. Journal submission details will be provided after the conference.
- Papers accepted for publication will be rewarded Rp.5.000.000 (including tax).
- Two best papers will be selected and rewarded Rp.10.000.000 (including tax) each.
- Accommodation and travel allowance for the local authors of selected papers will be provided by Bank Indonesia (valid for 1 person only for each paper), at cost for maximum of Rp.10.000.000 (including tax), conditional on authors signing a copyright transfer form and letter of commitment.
- Term and condition apply.
PARTNER INSTITUTIONS
Asia Pacific Applied Economics Association (APAEA)
REGISTRATION & SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Registration and submission of full paper must be done electronically through online submission system
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REGISTRATION FEE
No Registration Fee
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