Bank Negara Malaysia wishes to announce the introduction of a new Islamic monetary instrument, the Bank Negara Monetary Notes-Istithmar (BNMN-Istithmar).
Issuance of BNMN-Istithmar is based on the Istithmar (investment) concept which refers to portfolio investments into a combined structure of sale and lease-back of assets (Ijarah) and commodity mark-up sale transaction (Murabahah).(source)
