marzunisham omar : launch of the national scam awareness campaign speech by mr marzunisham omar, deputy governor of the central bank of malaysia ( bank negara malaysia ), at the launch of the national scam awareness campaign, kuala lumpur, 30 october 2022. * * * assalamualaikum and good morning. on behalf of bank negara malaysia, i would like to thank the association of banks in malaysia, the association of islamic banking and financial institutions malaysia, and the association of development financial institutions of malaysia for organising the national scam awareness campaign. the presence of dato'mohd kamarudin bin md din, director of the commercial crime investigation department, pdrm, encik kamal baharin bin omar, deputy director - general of the national anti - financial crime centre ( nfcc ), and encik harme mohamed, head of network security division, malaysian communications and multimedia commission ( mcmc ) this morning reflects our commitment and collaborative efforts to raise awareness on financial literacy and fight financial scams. this morning, there is also the financial literacy month ( flm ) exhibition, which marks the end of this year's financial literacy month. this year's flm, themed " financial wellbeing : go digital confidently ", is all about educating and raising awareness on digital financial literacy and safe usage of digital financial services. the past month has seen many seminars, workshops and other activities being conducted all around the country. the fen mobile coach also travelled to 61 locations across the country, reaching out to over 20, 000 people in urban and rural communities. in this regard, i would like to express my gratitude to the financial education network and everyone involved in the flm for their relentless efforts in elevating financial literacy. the reality is that as our lives become increasingly digital, criminals are also finding new and innovative ways to commit digital crimes, such as financial scams. indeed, the issue of financial scams has become a global issue, not just unique to malaysia. criminals are using increasingly sophisticated methods to scam victims. this is a concerning trend which keeps many of us up at night. for bank negara malaysia, our priority is to ensure that banking and payment channels remain safe and secure. given that the tactics used by criminals will continue to evolve, we will, where necessary, issue new security advisories and additional security measures for banks to take from time to time. these include the five measures announced on 26

mohammad bin ibrahim : the development of the malaysian financial markets opening remarks by mr mohammad bin ibrahim, deputy governor of the central bank of malaysia, at the persatuan pasaran kewangan malaysia ( ppkm ) gala dinner, kuala lumpur, 12 november 2010. * * * allow me to express my thank you to the organizer, persatuan pasaran kewangan malaysia, in short ppkm, for inviting me to tonight ’ s 2010 ppkm gala dinner. it gives me great pleasure to deliver the opening remarks. my address will specifically focus on the development of the malaysian financial markets. the future of the financial markets is of interest to us all here today. i am pleased to note the significant progress that the persatuan has achieved since its establishment in 1973. it has contributed significantly in representing the interest of the dealer community and in providing feedback and developmental ideas on issues relating to the development of the malaysian financial markets. ppkm also plays an important role as a bridge to the relevant regulatory authorities. the relationship had been productive to the overall development of our financial market. indeed, through this cooperation, the malaysian financial markets have come a long way and have grown steadily in size, breadth and depth over the years. this has received acknowledgement in the recent world economic forum ’ s overall financial development index ( the index refers to three broad areas : factors, policies and institutions, financial intermediation and financial access ), where malaysia is now ranked 17th, up 5 notches from 22nd place previously. this is a commendable achievement but we still have a lot to do. as malaysia moves forward with the economic transformation programme, the demands for the financial sector as enabler, catalyst and driver of growth will increase. the financial sector as a whole is expected to grow in size, from 4. 6 times gdp now to 5 – 6 times gdp by 2020. the significance of financial markets, relative to funds raised through financial intermediaries such as banks, will continue to rise. in meeting the needs of the new high value added economy, our financial sector needs to be developed further and innovative in its approach in order to facilitate higher levels of domestic and international trade and investments. one such innovative approach is the development of a comprehensive and vibrant islamic financial industry. it is our aspiration to transform malaysia as the islamic financial hub. crucial to the transformation is intensifying of our efforts to further develop the foreign currency markets in malaysia. in particular, we should seek to capitalise on