INDONESIA - EVENTS - High level conference - RAJA NAZRIN: Indonesian and Malaysian financial centers can look into products for lower income groups

JAKARTA, July 18 (Bernama) – The Indonesian and Malaysian Islamic financial centres can look into developing productive Syariah-based instruments such as micro-financing tools, incorporating Qardhul Hassan (or benevolent loans), Zakat and Sadaqah to channel financing to and facilitating the economic participation of the lower income groups, said the Raja Muda of Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah. (source)

INDONESIA - EVENTS - High level conference - Developing cooperation Islamic finance Indonesia Malaysia

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Bank Indonesia and Bank Negara Malaysia agree to boost cooperation in the development of Islamic finance. It involves the cooperation of Islamic banking is growing rapidly lately.
"Islamic finance such as Islamic banking is no longer the compliment (complementary) but has an alternative financing, said the Governor of Bank Indonesia Nasution said in Jakarta on Monday (18 / 7)." So there should be synergy of cooperation or collaboration between Islamic banking in Malaysia and Indonesia to improve quality and expand the Islamic market, "he added. (source)