abdul rasheed ghaffour : malaysia international islamic financial centre - uk business forum 2024 opening address by mr abdul rasheed ghaffour, governor of the central bank of malaysia ( bank negara malaysia ), at the malaysia international islamic financial centre ( mifc ) - uk business forum 2024, london, 10 september 2024. * * * assalamualaikum and good morning, first and foremost, allow me to express our gratitude to his royal highness sultan nazrin shah, for gracing our forum today and for his unwavering support and leadership in advancing islamic finance. his royal highness in various capacities including as the royal patron of the malaysia's islamic finance initiative and his global humanitarian involvements, continue to inspire all of us. over many years, his royal highness has been active in advocating for the transformative potential of islamic finance and social finance in addressing the pressing challenges facing the world today – extreme poverty, climate change, human displacement due to geopolitical conflicts, among others. just last saturday, at the 15th sc - ocis roundtable, his royal highness has called for restoring of humanity in finance, emphasising the importance of balancing more carefully the paramount goal of economic growth with the goals of environmental stewardship and social inclusion. like all of you here today, i look forward to the insights and perspectives from his royal highness'keynote address shortly. it is with great honour that i welcome all of you to the mifc - uk business forum. we gather here today not only to exchange ideas but to forge meaningful connections and explore what we can do together to catalyse islamic finance. malaysia and the uk have long sustained strong economic and financial ties. the uk has always been an important partner for malaysia. we hope that these strong interlinkages can pave the way for innovative collaborations in islamic finance, sustainability, and trade to further bolster our economies. let me first share some insights on malaysia's economic landscape and prospects that offer opportunities to investors. for many years, malaysia has carefully navigated unprecedented challenges – not just crises such as the asian financial crisis, the global financial crisis and the covid - 19 pandemic, but also the ever - evolving economic landscape, global and regional geopolitics, as well as our own shifting domestic landscape. through thick and thin, our financial market remained orderly, and our economic fundamentals remained sound, supported by resilient domestic demand and a robust external sector. in

scammers. the public is advised to frequently check the amaran scam facebook page by bank negara malaysia, as well as cyber crime alert and semak mule by pdrm for the latest updates. recognising the need to intensify the awareness on financial scams, i would like to congratulate the banking industry for coming together to undertake the national scam awareness campaign. throughout this campaign, the public can expect to see more prominent scam awareness advertisements, messages and prompts on banks'own channels as well as mainstream and social media. i understand there will also be community outreach programmes to educate the public. as digital finance becomes increasingly pervasive, and as new threats emerge, the effort to educate the public must be sustained well into the future. we cannot rest on our laurels. i would like to reiterate that the fight against financial scams is one fought on multiple fronts. we are only stronger if we work together and play our part in order to safeguard the security and integrity of our country's financial system. 2 / 2 bis - central bankers'speeches