Istanbul, 5 June 2026 – Securities Commission Malaysia chairman Dato’ Mohammad Faiz Azmi has called for Islamic finance to move beyond asset-size growth and become a stronger force for fairness, sustainability and social impact, as Malaysia seeks to reshape its capital market under the Capital Market Masterplan 2026–2030.

Speaking at the 3rd Global Islamic Economy Summit in Istanbul, Faiz said Malaysia’s latest Masterplan is designed to raise the country’s capital market size by about US$500 billion, or RM2 trillion, over five years. The Masterplan is built around four main pillars and two foundational pillars, with Islamic finance and regulatory governance placed at the core of Malaysia’s long-term capital-market strategy.

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