原文标题：
ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Banks Consider Dropping US Dollar, Euro and Yen, Indonesia Calls for Phasing Out Visa and Mastercard
原文连结：
https://www.aseanbriefing.com/news/asean-finance-ministers-and-central-banks-consider-dropping-us-dollar-euro-and-yen-indonesia-calls-for-phasing-out-visa-and-mastercard/
缩址 https://tinyurl.com/2s34r9zh
发布时间：
March 29, 2023
记者署名：
Chris Devonshire-Ellis
原文内容：
An official meeting of all ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors kicked off on Tuesday (March 28) in Indonesia. Top of the agenda are discussions to reduce dependence on the US Dollar, Euro, Yen, and British Pound from financial transactions and move to settlements in local currencies.
The meeting discussed efforts to reduce dependence on major currencies through the Local Currency Transaction (LCT) scheme. This is an extension of the previous Local Currency Settlement (LCS) scheme that has already begun to be implemented between ASEAN members.
This means that an ASEAN cross-border digital payment system would be expanded further and allow ASEAN states to use local currencies for trade. An agreement on such cooperation was reached between Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Thailand in November 2022. This follows from Indonesia’s banking regulator, stating on March 27 that the Bank of Indonesia is preparing to introduce its own domestic payment system.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has urged regional administrations to start using credit cards issued by local banks and gradually stop using foreign payment systems. He argued that Indonesia needed to shield itself from geopolitical disruptions, citing the sanctions targeting Russia’s financial sector from the US, EU, and their allies over the conflict in Ukraine.
Moving away from Western payment systems is necessary to protect transactions from “possible geopolitical repercussions,” Widodo said.
Of the ASEAN nations, just Singapore has enforced sanctions on Russia, while all other ASEAN nations continue to trade with the country. There has been alarm at being caught up in US-led secondary sanctions, as are short to impact Central and South Asia countries involved in cotton manufacturing, a major industry in the region employing millions of people.
Foreign investors in Asia may wish to consider the amount of US dollars, Euros and Yen held in their accounts in light of a pending ASEAN currency trade decision. Professional discussions should be taken regarding any movement of company funds to alternative currencies.
心得/评论：
东盟各国财政部长和央行行长的正式会议于星期二（3月28日）在印尼拉开帷幕。 首要议程是讨论减少金融交易对美元、欧元、日元和英镑的依赖，并转向以当地货币结算。
会议讨论了通过本币交易计画减少对主要货币依赖的努力。 这是东盟成员国之间已经开始实施的先前本币结算（LCS）计画的延伸。
这意味着东盟跨境数位支付系统将进一步扩大，并允许东盟国家使用当地货币进行贸易。 印尼、马来西亚、新加坡、菲律宾和泰国于2022年11月就此类合作达成协议。 此前，印尼银行监管机构于3月27日表示，印尼银行正准备引入自己的国内支付系统。
印尼总统佐科·维多多敦促地区政府开始使用当地银行发行的信用卡，并逐步停止使用外国支付系统。 他认为，印尼需要保护自己免受地缘政治干扰，理由是美国、欧盟及其盟友因乌克兰冲突对俄罗斯金融部门实施的制裁。
Widodo表示，为了保护交易免受“可能的地缘政治影响”，有必要远离西方支付系统。
在东盟国家中，只有新加坡对俄罗斯实施了制裁，而所有其他东盟国家都继续与该国进行贸易。 人们对陷入美国领导的二级制裁感到担忧，因为这是对参与棉花制造的中亚和南亚国家的短期制裁，棉花制造是该地区雇用数百万人的主要行业。
鉴于东盟货币贸易决定悬而未决，亚洲的外国投资者可能希望考虑其帐户中持有的美元、欧元和日元的金额。 应就公司资金向替代货币的任何流动进行专业讨论。