Islamic Banking Gaining Traction

Bashar Al Natoor, Global Head of Islamic Finance, Fitch Ratings

11-Feb-20 07:45

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Bank Negara has set a target for Islamic banking to be 40% of all banking assets by 2020. We speak to Bashar Al Natoor, Global Head of Islamic Finance at Fitch Ratings to find out the potential growth and whether there are gaps in the services and products currently on offer for Islamic Banking.

Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Lyn Mak, Noelle Lim

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