Zeti Akhtar Aziz

BNM's Zeti on potential role of Islamic finance

In the speech 'Potential role of Islamic finance in strengthening the New Silk Road' given on 28 March Zeti Akhtar Aziz of the Central Bank of Malaysia said Malaysia is committed to be part of the New Silk Road to facilitate greater cross border economic…

BNM says Malaysian economy still resilient

Bank Negara Malaysia is confident the economy will remain resilient and grow at a healthy 6% despite moderate global growth predicted for the first half of the year, the BNM said Thursday 22 March.

Akhtar on Pakistan's regulatory framework

In the speech 'Pakistan - regulatory and supervisory framework' given on 5 March Shamshad Akhtar of the State Bank of Pakistan said the Bank of Finland takes a very positive attitude to the drive for efficiency through deeper cooperation.

Akhtar on Pakistan's banking sector reforms

In the speech 'Pakistan - banking sector reforms: performance and challenges' given on 1 February Shamshad Akhtar of the State Bank of Pakistan said Pakistan, like the rest of Asia, is growing fast and the rise in per capita income, emergence of middle…

BNM's Zeti on the Strategic Partnership

In a speech at the launch of Strategic Partnership between Credit Guarantee Corporation Berhad and the Islamic Financial Institutions given on 6 February Zeti Akhtar Aziz of the Bank Negara Malaysia said a key national agenda of the Government is to…

Pakistan's Akhtar on shariah compliance

In the speech 'Shariah compliant corporate governance' given on 27 November Shamshad Akhtar of the State Bank of Pakistan said Pakistan has adopted a three tiered, somewhat unique, Shariah Compliance Mechanism and process to ensure a deeper and extensive…

BNM's Zeti at the INCEIF Strategic Partnership

In welcoming remarks at the INCEIF Strategic Partnership 2006 given on 14 December Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz of the Bank Negara Malaysia said one of the strategic steps that INCEIF has initiated is the forging into strategic alliances with the five takaful…

SBP's Akhtar warns speculators of punitive steps

The governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, Dr Shamshad Akhtar, announced on Sunday 10 December that while the SBP would not intervene to stabilise the rupee exchange rate, it would take punitive action against market speculators.

Central bankers in Islamic FSB

The governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, Shamshad Akhtar, has been appointed deputy chairperson of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) for 2007.

Malaysia holds rates as inflation moderates

As expected, Malaysia's central bank kept interest rates steady at 3.5% for the fifth meeting in a row on Friday. The central bank said lower oil and commodity prices, together with moderate domestic price and wage increases, were keeping inflation in…

Pakistan soon to launch RTGS system

The president of telecoms company PTCL, Muhammad Abdullah Bamakhrama, has said it will soon provide its latest and state-of-the-art Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system to the State Bank of Pakistan.

Malaysia, Hong Kong launch payment link

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority launched a new cross-border payment-vs-payment link between Hong Kong's US dollar real time gross settlement (RTGS) system and Malaysia's ringgit RTGS system, the BNM said Monday 13 November.

4th IFSB summit underway

Eight central bank governors will join Sultan Bin Nasser Al Suwaidi, governor of the United Arab Emirates central bank, in attending the 4th Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) Summit.

Malaysia's Aziz on Islamic financial markets

In the speech 'New opportunities for growth and development in Islamic financial markets' given on 16 October Zeti Akhtar Aziz of the Central Bank of Malaysia said sound corporate governance and effective management of banking institutions are vital to…

Interview with Central Bank of Kuwait's al-Sabah

According to this recent interview published on the IHT's website, the governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait, Sheik Salem Abdul Aziz al-Sabah, is known by other central bankers as the "big survivor" and an "intelligent and balanced man."

Central banker of the year announced

Several publications announced awards for the world's central bankers this week, including a Euromoney award for Lebanon' s central bank governor Riad Salameh for his management of the crisis during Israel's recent onslaught.

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