Malaysia’s Zeti sees investment as next step for Islamic finance

Bank Negara Malaysia head calls for new rules to bolster development

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The next step of evolution in Islamic finance will involve banking businesses expanding beyond credit intermediaton to investment intermediation, according to Zeti Akhtar Aziz, governor of Bank Negara Malaysia.

Zeti envisages the development of Islamic investment intermediation will come once a new generation of risk-sharing contracts can be applied to investment products and this will enable Islamic finance to help ensure "more inclusive and more balanced growth".

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