Zabidi leaves banking to join Malaysian watchdog

The SPV is one of the largest syndicated loan facilities arranged for a Malaysian unlisted company and will help expand the country's digital capabilities.

Regional improvements in trading platforms, settlement systems and regulatory frameworks should help make Islamic finance more accessible.

The rationale behind all the winners for the best financing, private markets & innovation deals across Apac - including infrastructure, Islamic finance, private credit, private equity, project finance, property, structured finance, sustainable finance, VC and innovation.

At Hong Kong FinTech Week, panelists shared their views on the capacity for fintech developments to improve regulatory and ethical standards, including ESG, across Asia’s financial markets.

Recent transactions by the Government of Malaysia, Khazanah and the Government of Maldives reflect innovations in sukuks.

As the South Asian economy looks to eliminate interest from its banking system, Fitch Ratings' global head of Islamic finance, Bashar Al Natoor, examines what this could mean for the country’s Islamic finance sector.