MALAYSIA - CAPITAL MARKETS - Bank Negara launches landmark Islamic note as Malaysia starts road show for sukuk

LONDON: The global Islamic capital market is once again focused on Malaysia with the recent launch by Bank Negara Malaysia, the central bank, of its new Islamic monetary management instrument, the Bank Negara Monetary Notes-Istithmar (BNMN-Istithmar). (source)

CAPITAL MARKETS - MALAYSIA - M'sia's capital markets to double to S$1.9 trillion by 2020: Najib

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's capital markets are expected to more than double in size to RM4.5 trillion (S$1.9 trillion) by 2020, Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday as he announced a new 10-year blueprint to boost competitiveness.

"With greater internationalisation, this figure could increase to as much as RM5.8 trillion over the same period," Mr Najib said in his keynote address at the Invest Malaysia conference, an annual gathering of Malaysia's top corporate leaders. (full story)