Malaysia on top of talent pile, closest Islamic finance competitor is UAE


Interview IBFIM (Islamic Banking and Finance Institute Malaysia) CEO Datuk Dr Adnan Alias ( for CNY stockpile). January 27, 2014. FAIHAN GHANI/The Star.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has a niche to develop talent in Islamic finance compared with other Islamic nations amid shortage of such talent as a whole, according to Islamic Banking and Finance Institute Malaysia (IBFIM).

Its chief executive officer (CEO), Datuk Dr Adnan Alias, said the country’s closest competitor at the moment was United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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