##n memberi kesan positif kepada usaha - usaha kita untuk menjadikan malaysia sebagai pusat kewangan islam serantau. tuan - tuan dan puan - puan, usaha kita ialah untuk membangunkan sebuah sistem kewangan islam sebagai satu proses perantaraan yang dapat menyumbang kearah memperkayakan sumber ekonomi secara menyeluruh bagi menjana pertumbuhan dan pembangunan yang lebih besar. selaras dengan perkembangan semasa, institusi kewangan islam perlu bersedia untuk menghadapi cabaran dan peluang dalam memenuhi kehendak ekonomi yang sentiasa berubah. prospek masa depan dan kejayaan industri perkhidmatan kewangan islam bergantung kepada gandingan usaha semua pihak iaitu pengawalselia, industri, peserta pasaran dan masyarakat umum. sehubungan ini, saya ingin mengucapkan syabas dan tahniah kepada aibim di atas usaha berterusan untuk menganjur ekspo perbankan islam dan takaful ini sebagai acara tahunan. dengan lafaz bismillahirrahmanirrahim, saya dengan sukacitanya merasmikan pelancaran “ ekspo perbankan islam dan takaful 2004 ”. terima kasih.

zeti akhtar aziz : economic ties between china and malaysia address by dr zeti akhtar aziz, governor of the central bank of malaysia, at the launch of industrial and commercial bank of china ( malaysia ) berhad, kuala lumpur, 28 april 2010. * * * it gives me great pleasure to be here today on the official launch of industrial and commercial bank of china ( malaysia ) berhad ( icbc ). the establishment of icbc in malaysia, the largest commercial bank in the world today, represents an important development in forging stronger economic and financial ties between the people ’ s republic of china and malaysia. this licence is issued pursuant to the arrangement entered into between the government of malaysia and the people ’ s republic of china in 2009, reinforcing a long - term relationship that has been strengthened over the years. the presence of icbc, in our financial system will pave the way for increased business and investment opportunities between our two countries. as asia leads the global recovery and with the progressive liberalisation in the region, the economic integration of the asian region can be expected to strengthen further. today, intraregional trade in asia has increased to an average of 50 % of the total exports of the region as compared to 32 % in 1995. the underlying structural and demographic changes in asia are expected to reinforce this trend. in addition, as domestic demand in the regional economies increases, it will provide further impetus to intra - regional trade and to the overall prospects for asia. in the area of infrastructure development in asia, the overall investment requirements for the next ten years are estimated to be about usd8 trillion. to support these developments, the regional financial integration process in asia needs to be accelerated and deepened. significant progress has already been achieved in strengthening cooperation and collaboration efforts amongst regional policymakers within the asian region to ensure that financial stability in the region is preserved. efforts have also been taken to develop the financial markets in asia. in addition, after a decade of financial reforms, the financial systems in asia have emerged resilient. while the financial systems in several of the advanced economies continue to be confronted by unresolved challenges, financial systems in the region have continued to function and perform well to support private sector economic activity. financial institutions in asia, have in fact, continued to expand their reach within the region during this period to support and facilitate the regional financial and economic integration. as regional financial integration accelerates moving forward, this would contribute towards sustaining the future