set the minimum requirements on the pathway of becoming chartered professionals and for financial institutions to become accredited institutions that would enable the training of staff as islamic finance professionals. more is in the pipeline and i am confident that ciif is committed towards developing the highest quality of guiding principles and guidelines that are in line with the current and future developments. another bold action that we shall embark on is the transformation of the association of shariah advisors in islamic finance ( asas ) to become the leading professional body for shariah advisors. this transformation would further complete the islamic finance service providers ecosystem. this is envisioned in the financial sector blueprint, with standards to be set for professional programmes, qualifications and continuous professional education on shariah. i would like to congratulate the board and management of ciif on its official launch. i am confident that ciif can contribute towards higher professionalism for the islamic financial services industry. i am confident ciff would embed a culture that places unequivocal commitment to professionalism and ethics that would raise the prestige of the islamic finance industry and its practitioners. bis central bankers ’ speeches

. in kader mia ’ s case, the price he had to pay for his economic “ unfreedom ” was death. this is why we are here – to do our part to help many, like kader mia, who remain shackled by their circumstances, achieve economic freedom. this forum seeks to address not just the question of facilitating transfers more efficiently, but how to make such transfers go further and do more to meet today ’ s most pressing global challenges – from access to healthcare and education, equal economic opportunity for all, to protection of the environment. without addressing these challenges, economic freedom would remain an elusive dream for 1 / 5 bis central bankers'speeches many. this forum will cover a broad range of issues – not all of which will have clear solutions. but we will most certainly learn more, understand better and hopefully, be able to determine what our next steps must be. with that in view, let me take this opportunity to offer some brief reflections on what those steps might be. reinvigorating financial services to drive the sdgs first, we need to do more to reinvigorate financial services to drive the united nations sustainable development goals ( sdgs ). many countries in this region, including malaysia, have made important progress in the adoption of the sdgs under the national development agenda. certainly, malaysia has had a long - standing commitment to the pursuit of sustainable and inclusive growth. malaysia ’ s national economic development policies adopted since more than four decades ago reflect many of the sdgs. like many central banks in this region, financial inclusion is an important priority of bank negara malaysia – one that is in fact legislated as a mandate of the central bank, which is actually not all that common in many countries. because it is a statutory mandate of the central bank in malaysia, it has enabled bank negara to lead and drive the financial inclusion agenda with the support of our key domestic partners and stakeholders. with growing global concerns over rising inequality and the disproportionate impact of crises on the poor, there has been considerable focus by governments and policymakers to ensure that no segment of society is left behind in participating and benefitting from the nation ’ s development. but what of the role of the financial services industry? it is worth noting that 14 out of the 17 sdgs include specific targets that focus at some level on the financial sector. to mention a few : on poverty : the sdgs include a specific target to build resilience