Malaysia Showcases Islamic Finance Proposition at 9th IFSB Annual Summit in Istanbul (By MIFC)

Bank Negara Malaysia in support of the Malaysia International Islamic Financial Centre (MIFC) initiative, brings its Islamic finance experience to a global audience on 15 May 2012 when it hosts a landmark Country Showcase preceding the 9th Annual Summit of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) which is scheduled to be held at the Swissotel, The Bosphorus in Istanbul on 16 - 17 May 2012.

The theme of the Malaysia Country Showcase, 'Promoting Greater Financial and Economic Linkages through Islamic Finance', is consistent with the Government of Prime Minister Mohd Najib Abdul Razak's stated policy to foster greater cross-border cooperation and reach and at the same time to highlight the Malaysia's success story in the Islamic finance space.

The main session of the Showcase is a high-powered Business Panel Discussion, which will be moderated by Haslinda Amin, News Correspondent & Anchor at Bloomberg TV. The panelists include Ilker Ayci, President, Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey (ISPAT); Tim Leissner, Co-President & Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (Singapore) Pte.; Azman Mokhtar, Managing Director, Khazanah Nasional ; and Mukhtar Hussain, Chairman, HSBC Amanah Malaysia.

In addition, three concurrent Business Roundtables will be held in the afternoon of 15 May at the Hilton ParkSA Hotel.