All this was made possible on account of efforts in recent decades to develop and strengthen the financial system. In the same way, the financial sector will continue to have a central role in providing solutions to the challenges ahead – be it in bringing about an orderly transition to a greener economy, or helping households and businesses become more resilient to financial shocks in an increasingly dynamic and fast changing economic environment. And so, while we have been busy directing our minds and energies dealing with the here and now of the pandemic, we have not stopped thinking about the future. 1/3  BIS central bankers' speeches  Today, we will be launching the Financial Sector Blueprint 2022–2026. It sets out Bank Negara Malaysia’s vision for financial sector development over the next five years, and our broad strategies for getting there. This includes the vision for the financial sector to be agile and resilient to support the transition of our nation to its next stage of development. We have identified five priorities that will anchor our efforts – working together with the government, industry, business and social enterprises and other stakeholders – to promote a financial system that will secure long term growth, planetary health and shared prosperity. The five priorities are: 1. First, funding Malaysia’s economic transformation; 2. Second, elevating the financial well-being of households and businesses; 3. Third, advancing digitalisation of the financial sector; 4. Fourth, positioning the financial system to facilitate and orderly transition to a greener economy; 5.

In the introduction of accredited training courses, it is necessary to co-operate with leading and renowned educational institutions to provide quality training so as to achieve the objective of raising professional standard and gain wide recognition. I am happy to announce that the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Science and Technology will offer certificate programmes on dealing, settlement and fixed income securities. Practitioners can take these courses to obtain a professional qualification to meet part of the membership requirement of the Association. In addition, the new regime recognises the rapid evolution in financial markets, and the need for continuous professional training in upgrading the skills and expertise of practitioners. A new requirement on continuous professional training is therefore introduced for the renewal of the membership. In strengthening the international financial centre status of Hong Kong, it is important to foster our advantage in having a professional workforce. We believe that the launch of the new membership regime of ACI - The Financial Markets Association of Hong Kong and educational programmes will help upgrade the technical skills and expertise of treasury market professionals and help them to catch  BIS Review 58/2004  1  up with the latest developments in the markets. This will work towards our ultimate goal in raising overall competitiveness of treasury markets in Hong Kong. Alongside the rapid growth of the Mainland economy and the gradual liberalisation of their markets, there is an increasing demand for treasury markets products and services from the Mainland.