Bank Negara: Financial industry's workforce needs to be agile, resilient to change


Bank Negara governor Datuk Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia governor Datuk Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour today stressed that the financial industry’s workforce needs to be agile and resilient to change as automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and other digitalisation trends are reshaping jobs and creating new ones.

He added that about 168,000 individuals working in the financial sector must be equipped with the right knowledge and skills to drive the financial industry to more effectively serve the economy.

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