Currency internationalisation : lessons from the global financial crisis and prospects for the future in Asia and the Pacific ; proceedings of a joint conference organised by the BIS and the Bank of Korea in Seoul on 19 20 March 2009 The purpose of this seminar was to review experiences of economies in the Asia Pacific region with currency internationalisation and to assess the prospects for further internationalisation emphasising the policy implications facing central banks if current trends continue. Lessons learned about currency internationalisation since the intensification of the strains in global markets in mid 2007 were also discussed.