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Catalysing Asia's finance for people and planet

· Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour, Governor of the Bank Negara Malaysia (Malaysia)

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· Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour · Bank Negara Malaysia WikiCatalysing Asia's finance for people and planet

ContextKeynote address by Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour, Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia (Bank Negara Malaysia), at the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) Global Conference 2025, Hong Kong, 10 September 2025.

Why it mattersBank Negara Malaysia's governor argues that unmeasured risks keep Asian capital idle and presents Islamic finance as a tool for risk-sharing.

Problems raised
  1. Asian prosperity is uneven.
  2. Risks are not quantified, so capital stays idle.
  3. Credit flows too much to consumption.
Solutions proposed
  1. Structure risks to mobilise capital at scale.
  2. Use Islamic finance for risk-sharing.
  3. Direct credit to resilience and productivity.
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