Malaysia, Indonesia lead Islamic public finance innovation
JAKARTA, Oct 4 — Malaysia and Indonesia are seen as pioneers in developing Islamic public finance instruments within their fiscal policies, said Indonesia’s Finance Ministry....
PM: Govt to unveil new sukuk framework to invigorate investment ecosystem
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — The government is set to introduce a new dimension to its sukuk issuance through the ‘wakalah bil-khadamat’ structure, as part...
Securities Commission fellowship programme in islamic finance open for applications
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — The Securities Commission (SC) is inviting applications for the 13th Scholar in Residence (SIR) Visiting Fellowship Programme in Islamic Finance at the Oxford...
Local retakaful players well-placed to serve global, domestic value chains —BNM
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 — Retakaful players in Malaysia are well positioned to serve the global and domestic takaful value chains, Bank Negara Malaysia deputy...
Promote inclusive growth, shared prosperity via Islamic social finance –World Bank
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — Islamic social finance can play a vital role in promoting inclusive growth and shared prosperity in Malaysia, said Dr Ndiame Diop,...
Islamic finance needs to innovate for economic, sustainability — BNM
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — The Islamic financial sector needs to unlock impactful innovations for economic and sustainability transformation as well as double down on value-based finance...
Islamic social exchange the way forward for Malaysia’s capital market
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 — The way forward for the Islamic capital market (ICM) in Malaysia is to consider introducing an Islamic social exchange in the...
Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkiye will be the largest sovereign sukuk issuers in 2023-2024 — Moody’s
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — Malaysia, Indonesia and Turkiye will be the largest sovereign issuers in 2023-2024, taking over from Saudi Arabia which accounted for...
Demand for Syariah-compliant instruments to continue rising in 2023 — Moody’s
KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — Demand for Syariah-compliant instruments is expected to continue to rise in 2023, supported by strong economic growth amid robust oil...
Moody’s expects Malaysia’s Islamic banking to grow up to double digit in 2022, 2023
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — Malaysia’s Islamic banking industry is expected to grow between 10 and 12 per cent this year and eight and 10...
Malaysia set to be hub for dispute resolution globally
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 — Malaysia is set to be a hub for dispute resolution globally with the launch of i-Arbitration Rules 2021, the first...
Malaysia critically needs trade-based solutions, says BNM
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — Malaysia critically needs trade-based solutions to ease liquidity constraints brought by Covid-19 pandemic, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) assistant governor...