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Islamic Sustainable Finance & Investment Forum 2023

3rd October 2023
Securities Commission Malaysia

Co-host and Strategic Partner

Capital Market Malaysia

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About The Forum

Supported by the Capital Markets Malaysia, the Islamic Sustainable Finance & Investment Forum is the region’s leading conference on Shariah compliant ESG finance. The Islamic Sustainable Finance & Investment Forum will once again be held at the Securities Commission Malaysia in partnership with Capital Markets Malaysia and with the support of multilateral stakeholders.

As ESG considerations become more prevalent in the investment decision-making process of investors and product development strategy of financial institutions, the 5th Islamic Sustainable Finance & Investment Forum (previously known as IFN Sustainable Finance Forum) will convene the industry’s most influential actors including practitioners, investors, and regulators in a meaningful engagement to further drive the sector forward.

Valued at US$3.65 trillion in 2021, the global sustainable finance market is on a phenomenal upward trajectory with analysts projecting for the industry to hit US$22.49 trillion by 2031, growing at a 20.1% compound annual growth rate from 2022 to 2031, according to Allied Market Research. Islamic sustainable finance and investments is set to expand as well as Islamic financial institutions and key players commit to net zero and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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An Introduction to 2023

We were delighted to be back in the conference rooms in 2022 following a near two-year hiatus, and it seems you were too.

We saw capacity audiences for the UK, Asia and Islamic Sustainable Finance & Investment Forums, and strong numbers everywhere else. We believe 2023 will surpass pre-pandemic numbers in all our core markets.

We have also learned much this past year and will implement the following:

  • The Forum format is essential in certain markets, and will remain in London, Muscat and Kuala Lumpur in 2023.
  • Our exclusive Dialogues have been warmly welcomed by all those participating and attending, and we will increase this offering in 2023, with events in Dubai, Riyadh, Doha, Jakarta, and Manama.
  • Live streaming has not taken off as many expected. However, watching recorded content has skyrocketed — certainly for us anyway. So, all Forums will be recorded and posted online for our global audience within a week of each event.
  • But, as our audiences enjoy recorded content, we will be organizing various country and sector ‘OnAir’ events and posting online for all to view.
  • Islamic sustainable is big. Our ISFI Forum in Kuala Lumpur in 2022 was outstanding and will remain for 2023. And, with COP28 in the UAE in 2023, we are introducing the ISFI Dialogues, which will be held in Dubai.

We are excited for the new year and look forward to welcoming you to our events and assisting in the continued global growth of the Islamic financial markets.

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Forum Agenda

9:05 – 9:20

Keynote Address

Dr Awang Adek Hussin, Executive Chairman, Securities Commission Malaysia

9:20 – 10:30

Ensuring an Effective, Innovative and Equitable Transition to Low Carbon: Policy, Regulation & Innovation.

What does a successful strategic roadmap for advancing transition look like? Are current policies and actions sufficiently aligned with climate risk? Are the various climate taxonomies conflicting or complimentary, and how do we offer a clear and consistent message? Are tax and operational cost incentives for companies and issuers sufficient, and are current regulatory frameworks encouraging product and market innovation? Finally, how do we effectively position and market Islamic sustainable finance and investment, and what would represent meaningful goals for the sector?

Panelists:

Mushtaq Kapasi, Managing Director, Chief Representative Asia-Pacific, International Capital Market Association
Nor Masliza Sulaiman, Deputy CEO, CIMB Investment Bank
Raja Amir Shah Raja Azwa, CEO, HSBC Amanah

10:30 – 10:45

Presentation: Markets and Sectors Driving Growth and Leading Innovation in Islamic Sustainable Finance.

Marlena Kareem, Editor, Islamic Sustainable Finance & Investment, REDmoney Group

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee

11:15 – 11:35

Keynote Interview: Moving from Halal to the Ideal of Tayyib

Interviewee: Azman Mokhtar, Chairman, Malaysia International Islamic Finance Centre Leadership Council
Interviewer: Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin, Former Deputy Chief Executive, Securities Commission Malaysia

11:35 – 12:35

How Innovation is Driving the Funding of Green and Sustainable Activities

  • Do currently available taxonomies adequately address sector-specific transition concerns and what are salient additions to later versions?
  • Assessing disclosure requirements and developing an effective climate change curriculum for financial institutions.
  • How are governments and exchanges enabling the trading of carbon credits, and what are the objectives and benefits of such initiatives?
  • Defining the role of the financial sector in facilitating an effective energy transition in conjunction with the National Energy Policy.
  • How will the pace of adoption of ESG by SMEs impact the banking sector and capital markets?

Moderator:

Sharifatul Hanizah, Executive Director, Islamic Capital Market Development, Securities Commission Malaysia

Panelists:

Dr Allister Furey, Co-founder and CEO, Sylvera
Bilal Parvaiz, Executive Director and Head Islamic Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking, Standard Chartered Saadiq
Mohd Ekmal Mohd Zazi, Regional Head, Wholesale Banking, CIMB Islamic Bank
Sedef Gunsur, Senior Investment Officer, Financial Institutions Group, International Finance Corporation

12:35 – 13:30

Blueprint for Protecting the Future: Islamic Sustainable and Social Investing.

What steps are necessary to ensure Islamic sustainable investors are offered a common definition of climate risk standards in ASEAN? What is driving innovation of Islamic sustainable and social finance and investment products, and are we successfully creating products which satisfy both Shariah and ESG requirements? How do systematic tilts in portfolio allocation resulting from Shariah screens influence ESG integration in the development of Shariah-screened ESG funds? What is the role of the asset management sector in directing capital to social causes, and how can Waqf be further deployed to facilitate this? How are investors using ESG data and indices to benchmark and measure portfolio performance and is data still a challenge for the industry? We ask an expert panel.

Moderator:

Vineeta Tan, Managing Editor and Director, Islamic Finance news

Panelists:

Amit Pathak, Director, Head of ESG Index Products for Asia Pacific, S&P Dow Jones Indices
Elias Moubarak, Partner, Trowers & Hamlins
Mohd Radzuan Mohamed, CEO, Malaysian Takaful Association
Shahariah Shaharudin, President, Saturna Malaysia

13:30 – 14:30

Lunch

14:30 – 15:45

Deploying Transition Finance and Sustainability Linked Products in a Climate Risk-sensitive Environment.

What is driving the shift towards transition and sustainability-linked bonds and Sukuk issuance, and how do we maintain this momentum? What options do the deployment of sustainability linked financing structures offer issuers, and are they properly understood? How do we better identify viable underlying assets for transition and sustainability linked issuance, while also verifying the actual uses of proceeds? What role does transition and sustainability linked finance play in the development of sustainable projects and infrastructure development? How can adherence to KPIs in the post issuance process be assured and what tools are available for this purpose, such as second-party opinions and external review? We seek the views of an expert panel.

Moderator:

Marlena Kareem, Editor, Islamic Sustainable Finance & Investment, REDmoney Group

Panelists:

Dr Ayaz Ismail, Director – Wholesale Banking, CIMB Islamic Bank
Basheer Ahmad, Listing Authority, Markets, Dubai Financial Services Authority
Enda Ginting, Indonesia Country Manager, Fortescue Future Industries
Jeffrey Lee, Vice-President, Regional Manager APAC, Sustainable Finance, Moody’s Investors Service
Millie Yap, Director, Debt Capital Markets, HSBC
Dr Mohamad Zabidi Ahmad, Regional Chief Representative, DDCAP Group

Forum Keynotes

Dr Awang Adek Hussin

Dr Awang Adek Hussin

Executive Chairman, Securities Commission Malaysia
Dr Awang Adek Hussin
Dr Awang Adek Hussin
Executive Chairman, Securities Commission Malaysia

Dr Awang Adek Haji Hussin was appointed the executive chairman of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) on the 1st June 2022. He is also the chairman of the board of governors of Universiti Sains Malaysia.

Prior to his appointment as the chairman of the SC, Dr Awang served as Malaysia’s ambassador to the US from 2014 to 2016 and chairman of Majlis Amanah Rakyat from 2017 to 2018.

Dr Awang has extensive experience in economics and finance, having spent over 30 years in government and public service. He served as the deputy minister of rural development from 2004 to 2006 and deputy finance minister from 2006 to 2013.

Dr Awang was with Bank Negara Malaysia for 17 years from 1985 until 2001, holding several positions and eventually rising to the rank of assistant governor. He has also served on the boards of directors of several financial institutions and organizations including the SC, among others.

Dr Awang received his Bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics from Drew University in the US, as well as his Master’s and PhD degrees in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the US.

Azman Mokhtar

Azman Mokhtar

Chairman, Malaysia International Islamic Finance Centre Leadership Council
Azman Mokhtar
Azman Mokhtar
Chairman, Malaysia International Islamic Finance Centre Leadership Council

Azman Mokhtar is currently the chairman of Lembaga Tabung Haji, INCEIF University, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Malaysia International Islamic Finance Centre Leadership Council. From 2004 to 2018, he was the Managing director of Khazanah Nasional and was, among others, the founding chairman or director of various portfolio companies including Axiata, Iskandar Investment, Yayasan Hasanah and Khazanah Research Institute.

Azman’s current and recent affiliations include as a member of the Global Future Council for Investing of the World Economic Forum (Davos); the Steering Committee of the Global Ethical Finance Initiative, Edinburgh; and the National Recovery Council for COVID-19 in Malaysia, as well as the distinguished visiting fellow at the Centre of Development Studies, University of Cambridge (2019–21).

Azman’s career started at Tenaga Nasional and he went on to become the head of research at UBS and Salomon Smith Barney Malaysia, and was the co-founder of BinaFikir, a boutique financial advisory. Azman graduated with a Master of Philosophy degree in development studies, with distinction, from Cambridge University as a Chevening Scholar; a Diploma in Islamic Studies from International Islamic University Malaysia; and is a FCCA and CFA charterholder.

Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin

Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin

Former Deputy Chief Executive, Securities Commission Malaysia
Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin
Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin
Former Deputy Chief Executive, Securities Commission Malaysia

Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin was the deputy chief executive of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) from April 2018 until his retirement from the SC in January 2023. During his 12-year tenure at the SC, he oversaw various regulatory and developmental functions. Among others, he was responsible for the SC’s initiatives in the Islamic capital market and sustainable finance, and was also the chair or member of several international committees and working groups in these areas.

Zainal has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, starting his career in corporate banking with Citibank before moving into investment management with MIDF Amanah Asset Management (when it was known as Seacorp-Schroder Capital Management). He was CEO of i-VCAP Management.

Zainal holds a Bachelor of Science degree in economics (dual concentration in accounting and finance) from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, in the US, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder.

Forum Speakers

Dr Allister Furey

Dr Allister Furey

Co-founder and CEO, Sylvera
Dr Allister Furey
Dr Allister Furey
Co-founder and CEO, Sylvera

Dr Allister Furey is CEO and co-founder of Sylvera, a leading carbon data provider. Prior to Sylvera, he was a venture partner at Entrepreneur First. He was also a co-founder and CTO of KPS, a leading UK wind energy technology company. He began his career as a consultant for Bain & Company.

Dr Allister holds an MBA from London Business School, and a PhD in computational neuroscience and robotics from the University of Sussex, where he focused on optimizing control of wind energy systems.

Amit Pathak

Amit Pathak

Director, Head of ESG Index Products for Asia Pacific, S&P Dow Jones Indices
Amit Pathak
Amit Pathak
Director, Head of ESG Index Products for Asia Pacific, S&P Dow Jones Indices

Amit is Head of ESG Index Products for the Asia Pacific region at S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI). Amit is involved in the design, methodology and strategic direction of S&P DJI Sustainability Indices across Asia Pacific, as well as working closely with the Research & Design, Sales and Marketing departments to bring new indices to market.

Amit has more than 10 years of experience in various senior level product and business roles in financial services across the region. Prior to joining S&P DJI, he worked at the Singapore Exchange and Bloomberg, focusing on thematic, smart beta and ESG product offerings. He started his career in investment banking working in a Global Markets role at Barclays Investment Bank and the Royal Bank of Scotland Group.

Amit holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta and an engineering degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.

Dr Ayaz Ismail

Dr Ayaz Ismail

Director – Wholesale Banking, CIMB Islamic Bank
Dr Ayaz Ismail
Dr Ayaz Ismail
Director – Wholesale Banking, CIMB Islamic Bank

Ayaz Ismail is the director of wholesale banking at CIMB Islamic in Malaysia, where he covers Islamic investment banking transactions. He has been involved in various groundbreaking and award-winning ringgit and non-ringgit Sukuk offerings. Prior to joining CIMB Islamic, he was with Malaysian multinational conglomerate Sime Darby, carrying out various roles in the CEO’s Office, including legal, strategy and communications functions of the group.

Ayaz graduated with an MBA in financial studies from the University of Nottingham in the UK as a Chevening Scholar. He also holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from the same university, a diploma in Shariah law and practice from the International Islamic University Malaysia and a Chartered Professional in Islamic Finance charter. Recently, he completed his PhD in Islamic finance at the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance or INCEIF in Malaysia and was appointed as a Grand Councillor of the Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals.

Basheer Ahmad

Basheer Ahmad

Listing Authority, Markets, Dubai Financial Services Authority
Basheer Ahmad
Basheer Ahmad
Listing Authority, Markets, Dubai Financial Services Authority

An experienced capital market regulator, Basheer Ahmad joined the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) in 2008 and is responsible for primary market regulations and for managing the DFSA Listing Authority. He is the Islamic finance subject-matter expert at the DFSA and is also responsible for the development of ESG securities requirements.

Basheer has spent over 20 years working for international regulators, working across securities rules and regulations, policy formulation, listing rules, operating listing regimes and market disclosures. He holds a Barrister-at-Law degree from the Lincoln’s Inn, UK and a Chartered Islamic Finance professional qualification.

Bilal Parvaiz

Bilal Parvaiz

Executive Director and Head Islamic Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking, Standard Chartered Saadiq
Bilal Parvaiz
Bilal Parvaiz
Executive Director and Head Islamic Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking, Standard Chartered Saadiq

Bilal Parvaiz joined Standard Chartered Saadiq (Malaysia) in 2014. He currently heads the Islamic Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking team and is also responsible for regional coverage of Saadiq in the ASEAN markets. Bilal also leads the Halal360 initiative and is the country champion for sustainable finance.

Prior to his move to Malaysia, Bilal was based in the UAE as part of the global Islamic banking team, managing structured trade and transaction banking. He played an instrumental role in originating and concluding landmark transactions across the GCC, South Asia and ASEAN, including market firsts such as the world’s first ESG Islamic collateralized commodity Murabahah transaction and sustainable Islamic supplier finance.

Bilal holds an MBA degree, alongside various academic and professional qualifications. These include a certification in sustainable finance from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and the Sustainability Leadership Programme at the University of Cambridge. He is also an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals.

Elias Moubarak

Elias Moubarak

Partner, Trowers & Hamlins
Elias Moubarak
Elias Moubarak
Partner, Trowers & Hamlins

Elias is a Partner in Trowers & Hamlins’ and currently heads the Banking and Finance practice in Kuala Lumpur.

Elias has broad experience in both the conventional and Islamic finance spheres. This encompasses representing the full spectrum of stakeholders on a range of banking and finance transactions including project financings and real estate financings as well as capital market issuances.

Enda Ginting

Enda Ginting

Indonesia Country Manager, Fortescue Future Industries
Enda Ginting
Enda Ginting
Indonesia Country Manager, Fortescue Future Industries

Enda’s current work aims to bringing in sustainable investment in Indonesia through commercial projects with conservational gains. Prior to this Enda was the Country Manager for Fortescue Future Industries producing Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia for the energy transition in Indonesia and spent more than twenty years working in the public sector. The most recent was serving in the President’s Office of the Republic of Indonesia where one of Enda’s portfolio was to bring in Indonesia’s first sustainable investment in land use and strengthen the market discipline management into the domestic banking sector. Enda has also worked for the World Bank and the Ministry of Finance of Indonesia, and holds a master’s degree in economics, finance and management from the University of Bristol.

Jeffrey Lee

Jeffrey Lee

Vice-President, Regional Manager APAC, Sustainable Finance, Moody’s Investors Service
Jeffrey Lee
Jeffrey Lee
Vice-President, Regional Manager APAC, Sustainable Finance, Moody’s Investors Service

Jeffrey Lee is Vice President and Regional Manager for Second Party Opinion (SPO) production for Asia Pacific with Moody’s Investors Service. Based in Singapore, Jeffrey oversees a team of analysts in HK, Singapore and Tokyo, who are in charge of producing SPOs and publication of thought leadership research related to APAC sustainable finance market. Jeffrey is a regular speaker and panelist at external conferences and other industry events in APAC. He also represents Moody’s on various high-profile industry working groups. Before his current role at Moody’s Investors Service, Jeffrey managed the team of SPO production analysts in APAC with Moody’s ESG Solutions.

Before his current capacity, Jeffrey worked in Moody’s Investor Services’ Financial Institutions Group. He joined Moody’s in 2013 as an Associate Analyst covering Korean financial institutions and served several roles within the group since then. Most recently, he was a Assistant Vice President – Analyst and part of the team responsible for portfolio of banks and non-bank financial institutions in South and South East Asia. Prior to that, he was an Assistant Vice President – Manager and led a team of associate analysts covering financial institutions in APAC. Before joining Moody’s Jeffrey worked at Morgan Stanley’s Institutional Equity Division in South Korea, covering a portfolio of Korean clients. Jeffrey holds a BSc in Economics from Korea University.

Marlena Kareem

Marlena Kareem

Editor, Islamic Sustainable Finance & Investment, REDmoney Group
Marlena Kareem
Marlena Kareem
Editor, Islamic Sustainable Finance & Investment, REDmoney Group

Marlena Kareem is the editor of Islamic Sustainable Finance and Investment (ISFI), the Islamic sustainable finance arm of Islamic Finance news. She covers developments in the Islamic sustainable finance space in the form of case studies, reports and podcasts. She also played an instrumental role in the launch and development of ISFI.

Marlena holds a Master’s of science qualification in Islamic Finance from INCEIF University and is currently a PhD candidate at INCEIF University. Her area of academic interest is Islamic political economy and Islamic moral economy.

Millie Yap

Millie Yap

Director, Debt Capital Markets, HSBC
Millie Yap
Millie Yap
Director, Debt Capital Markets, HSBC

Millie Yap is a distinguished financial market professional, currently serving as the head of debt capital markets and sustainable bonds and Sukuk at HSBC Malaysia. Armed with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from Universiti Malaya and a Chartered Financial Analyst certification, Millie is now a leader in the debt capital market space with over 20 years of experience in the financial field.

Millie’s career began with Bank Negara Malaysia’s dealings team, where her responsibilities include managing market liquidity, interest rates and issuances of government securities. She then moved on to join a treasury team at Calyon Investment Bank in Singapore. Her journey with HSBC Malaysia began in global markets, where she excelled as the director of institutional and wealth sales for over a decade.

At present, Millie has led and participated in a plethora of landmark deals within the Islamic sustainability debt capital market space, such as the government of Malaysia’s inaugural sustainability labeled Sukuk issuance (US dollar) and Malaysia’s first sustainability-linked Sukuk Wakalah for Yinson (Malaysian ringgit), among many others. Millie’s extensive experience and unwavering commitment to the capital markets, and now sustainable capital markets, underscore her significant impact in the field.

Dr Mohamad Zabidi Ahmad

Dr Mohamad Zabidi Ahmad

Regional Chief Representative, DDCAP Group
Dr Mohamad Zabidi Ahmad
Dr Mohamad Zabidi Ahmad
Regional Chief Representative, DDCAP Group

Dr Mohamad Zabidi Ahmad has worked in the banking industry for 38 years. He has amassed 19 years of experience in group treasury products and functions (conventional and Islamic) including corporate (deposits, investments, client solutions), interbank, fixed income and derivatives, product development, structuring and marketing. He previously served as the senior managing director and regional head of Islamic treasury, treasury and markets in group wholesale banking for CIMB Group. During that time, he was responsible for the development of CIMB Group’s regional Islamic treasury franchises, managing over RM100 billion (US$23.88 billion) of Islamic assets for CIMB Group Islamic Banking. His country-focused treasury remits included Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei and Thailand and for five years, he was based in London as a chief dealer. His innovations included the introduction of CIMB’s Islamic repo contract.

Dr Mohamad Zabidi has held various additional executive management positions within the CIMB Group, including the chairman of the Investment Account Oversight Committee and a member of the Group Islamic Management Committee, the Treasury and Market Committee and the Group Islamic Wholesale Banking Committee. He has been widely recognized for his leadership, with CIMB announced as ‘Best Islamic Bank for Treasury Management’ at the IFN Awards in 2019. He previously participated in the Bursa Malaysia/Bank Negara Malaysia Working Group resulting in the formation of the Bursa Suq Al-Sila’ Commodity House and the Working Group resulting in the establishment of the International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation.

Dr Mohamad Zabidi served as a proactive chairman of AIBIM Treasury & Markets, leading the CMTC Sukuk Index Task Force in the successful launch of the Sovereign & Corporate Bloomberg-AIBIM-Bursa Sukuk Index in September 2012. In 2018, under his leadership, AIBIM also published the practice notes for Qard Hasan and commodity Murabahah for adoption by AIBIM members. He has presented papers on Islamic treasury products to various central banks, including the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Bank Indonesia and Bank Negara Malaysia.

Among his academic and professional achievements, Dr Mohamad Zabidi holds a doctorate in business administration from Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia and has a Bachelor in Accountancy degree with honors from Universiti Teknologi MARA.

A qualified chartered accountant, Dr Mohamad Zabidi is a practicing member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, a certified senior financial market practitioner by ACI-Financial Market of Malaysia and the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers and holds an Associate Qualification in Islamic Finance from the Islamic Banking & Finance Institute Malaysia and that of senior associate from the Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance.

Mohd Ekmal Mohd Zazi

Mohd Ekmal Mohd Zazi

Regional Head, Wholesale Banking, CIMB Islamic Bank
Mohd Ekmal Mohd Zazi
Mohd Ekmal Mohd Zazi
Regional Head, Wholesale Banking, CIMB Islamic Bank

Mohd Ekmal Mohd Zazi is the regional head of wholesale banking at CIMB Islamic and is responsible for developing and growing the Islamic wholesale banking business of CIMB Group. Prior to joining CIMB Islamic in April 2020, he was with CIMB Bank, carrying out capital and balance sheet management roles of the group. He was a key person in the liquidity and interest rate management of the group, ensuring sustainable assets growth through a lean and optimized balance sheet. He started his career as a management trainee with CIMB Investment Bank back in July 2007.

Mohd Ekmal graduated with a Master of Science degree in risk management and financial engineering from Imperial College London in 2012. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in actuarial science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Chartered Professional in Islamic Finance charter.

Mohd Radzuan Mohamed

Mohd Radzuan Mohamed

CEO, Malaysian Takaful Association
Mohd Radzuan Mohamed
Mohd Radzuan Mohamed
CEO, Malaysian Takaful Association

Mohd Radzuan Mohamed has more than 20 years of experience in the industry, with a wide range of expertise in areas such as Takaful and re-Takaful, insurance and reinsurance, broking, consulting and adjusting. Prior to joining Malaysian Takaful Association, he held various senior management positions in the various insurance and Takaful companies he served.

Mohd Radzuan brings strong leadership, management, operational and entrepreneurial skills, with local and international experience, which are critical elements in spearheading the transformation of the Takaful industry, especially in achieving the new Takaful landscape aspired in the Value-Based Intermediation for Takaful Framework.

Mohd Radzuan is currently the Grand Councilor of the Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals, the standard-bearer of professionals in the Islamic finance industry. He has also been appointed as an adjunct professor at the Faculty of Business and Administration of Universiti Teknologi Mara.

Mohd Radzuan is a member of Lembaga Zakat Selangor’s Board Risk, Integrity and Compliance Committee. He was also a recipient of the Risk Icon Award for outstanding contribution in the field of enterprise risk management. He is a fellow member of the Malaysian Insurance Institute and a certified professional in Islamic finance.

Mushtaq Kapasi

Mushtaq Kapasi

Managing Director, Chief Representative Asia-Pacific, International Capital Market Association
Mushtaq Kapasi
Mushtaq Kapasi
Managing Director, Chief Representative Asia-Pacific, International Capital Market Association

Mushtaq Kapasi is ICMA’s chief representative for the Asia Pacific region. He has been based in Hong Kong since 2002, engaged in senior strategy, capital market and legal roles covering the region at international banks actively in Asia. He has worked as a lawyer in debt capital markets and derivatives, a structurer in equities and fixed income, a manager of complex trades with regulatory and accounting considerations and an advisor to top executives on emerging market strategy. He has also served as a consultant on financial structures of renewable energy projects in frontier markets. He is a member of the New York State Bar, and studied mathematics at the University of Texas and law at Yale University.

Nor Masliza Sulaiman

Nor Masliza Sulaiman

Deputy CEO, CIMB Investment Bank
Nor Masliza Sulaiman
Nor Masliza Sulaiman
Deputy CEO, CIMB Investment Bank

Nor Masliza Sulaiman is the deputy CEO overseeing the origination, execution and syndication of fixed-income, equity-linked and equity transactions. She is primarily responsible for the capital markets franchise of CIMB Group which covers conventional, Islamic and ESG-themed transactions across G3 and regional local currencies for bonds (commercial papers, medium-term notes), convertible and exchangeable bonds, project finance bonds, securitization and structured finance (including asset-backed securities, corporate hybrids and regulatory capital), as well as underwriting and placements of primary and secondary equity market transactions.

Nor Masliza has more than 23 years of experience in the ASEAN debt markets, equity-linked products, derivatives and Islamic finance. She is the chairperson of the Debt Capital Markets Committee of the Malaysian Investment Banking Association. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree (Distinction) majoring in finance and accounting with a minor in economics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and is a CFA charterholder.

Raja Amir Shah Raja Azwa

Raja Amir Shah Raja Azwa

CEO, HSBC Amanah
Raja Amir Shah Raja Azwa
Raja Amir Shah Raja Azwa
CEO, HSBC Amanah

Raja Amir was appointed as CEO of HSBC Amanah in May 2021 and is responsible for executing the HSBC Group’s strategy for Islamic banking in Malaysia, driving sustainable leadership and value-based intermediation efforts while spearheading the development of talent, particularly in relation to Islamic finance and sustainability within the group. Prior to his appointment, Raja Amir was the head of debt capital markets for Malaysia.

Raja Amir started his career in London in the tech industry and moved to a local investment bank in 2006. Thereafter, he joined HSBC Amanah in 2010 and has since held various roles within the International Currency Business Unit and Debt Capital Markets team.

In recent times, Raja Amir led the government of Malaysia’s US$800 million sustainability Sukuk, being the world’s first-ever sustainability Sukuk by a sovereign as well as the issuance of Yinson Holdings’s RM1 billion (US$220.36 million) five-year sustainability-linked Sukuk Wakalah, Malaysia’s first-ever sustainability-linked Sukuk.
Raja Amir is also in charge of delivering Project Cocoon, a sustainability transformation program to truly embed sustainability in HSBC Amanah by achieving more than 51% of HSBC Amanah’s financing balances to be aligned to the ‘Triple-Bottom-Line’ principles.

Sedef Gunsur

Sedef Gunsur

Senior Investment Officer, Financial Institutions Group, International Finance Corporation
Sedef Gunsur
Sedef Gunsur
Senior Investment Officer, Financial Institutions Group, International Finance Corporation

Sedef Gunsur works as a senior investment officer at IFC Financial Institution Group Upstream & Advisory and is responsible for capital market development for developing countries in the region.

Sedef has a strong background as a senior finance professional with nearly two decades in banking, prior to joining the IFC in October 2021. Sedef has extensive sell-side and buy-side experience in emerging markets and has in-depth capital market knowledge having raised circa US$50 billion in capital markets over 85 deals over the years. She has sound credentials in Islamic finance covering Middle East and Islamic finance since 2008 and worked on many debut Sukuk deals for sovereigns, financial institutions and corporates.

Sedef has a proven track record of building and developing businesses across geographies, co-founding the Capital Markets Turkey Department for UniCredit and building up the global debt capital market business expanding outside of the UAE for First Abu Dhabi Bank (previously known as the National Bank of Abu Dhabi), among others.

Sedef graduated from Lehigh University with a dual degree in economics and international relations, holds a Master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University – SIPA and an Executive MBA degree from INSEAD.

Shahariah Shaharudin

Shahariah Shaharudin

President, Saturna Malaysia
Shahariah Shaharudin
Shahariah Shaharudin
President, Saturna Malaysia

Shahariah Shaharudin is the president of Saturna, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saturna
Capital Corporation. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in business studies from Knox College, Illinois and a Master of Arts degree in economics from University of Illinois, Springfield.

Shahariah has more than 30 years of experience in the areas of fund management, stockbroking and commercial banking. She started her career in a commercial bank with extensive experience in retail banking, trade finance and corporate banking and later joined a stockbroking company, overseeing both the stockbroking and futures broking business. She also worked for a fund management house under the Strategic Business and Market Development Division where her core responsibility was sourcing business and servicing both retail and wholesale clients. She was CEO and an executive director of Kenanga Islamic Investors until joining Saturna in October 2018.

Shahariah speaks at Islamic finance and ESG conferences. She is passionate about Islamic investment and has participated in the Brunei Roundtable; presented in events in Shenzen, China; and was nominated in the ‘Top 10 List for Women in Malaysian Financial Institutions’ by a local magazine.

Shahariah is currently a holder of the Capital Market Services Representatives License for fund management.

Sharifatul Hanizah Said Ali

Sharifatul Hanizah Said Ali

Executive Director, Islamic Capital Market Development, Securities Commission Malaysia
Sharifatul Hanizah Said Ali
Sharifatul Hanizah Said Ali
Executive Director, Islamic Capital Market Development, Securities Commission Malaysia

Sharifatul Hanizah is the executive director of Islamic capital market development of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC). She leads a team that facilitates the developmental and operational initiatives for Malaysia’s Islamic capital market (ICM). This encompasses initiatives through the deepening and broadening of ICM products and services to further strengthen Malaysia’s position as a global hub for ICM as well reviews of industry proposals and Shariah status for listed/pre-IPO securities.

Sharifatul has extensive and diverse experience of over 30 years in the fields of investment analysis, portfolio management, equity trading and unit trust while serving in various organizations such as Permodalan Nasional (PNB), RHB Investment Management and Muamalat Invest. During her tenure in PNB and RHB, Sharifatul’s board experience was vast, spanning consumer goods, technology and manufacturing companies. She served on the boards of exchange-listed and private companies as a nominee director for PNB and RHB.

Prior to joining the SC in August 2019, Sharifatul was CEO of SIDC, the learning and development arm of the SC. She is a fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, a certified financial planner, an Islamic financial planner and a fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia.

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Vineeta Tan

Managing Editor and Director, Islamic Finance news
Vineeta Tan
Vineeta Tan
Managing Editor and Director, Islamic Finance news

Vineeta Tan is the managing editor and a director at REDmoney Group, one of the world’s longest-running Islamic finance media houses. Vineeta oversees REDmoney Group’s stable of products including Islamic Finance news, IFN Fintech and Islamic Sustainable Finance & Investment.

A multimedia journalist with over a decade of experience in the journalism and publishing industry working independently and leading a team, Vineeta specializes in ethical and Islamic finance as well as fintech reporting and analysis, covering regions including the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Europe.

As managing editor of IFN, Vineeta is responsible for the editorial direction and business development of IFN and its sister publications in addition to authoring reports, producing podcasts and conducting video interviews. She has interviewed senior industry players, key stakeholders and senior dignitaries including the finance/economic ministers of the Ivory Coast, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, among others.

Vineeta is a regular on the international conference circuit as both a moderator and speaker. She has an MBA and is trained in journalism and sociology. Vineeta also holds the Islamic Finance Qualification awarded by the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments in the UK.

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HSBC Amanah

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When it comes to Islamic finance, HSBC Malaysia has led the way by becoming the first internationally-owned bank to launch an Islamic banking window in 1994. In 2008, HSBC Amanah Malaysia was the first internationally-owned bank to be incorporated as an Islamic banking subsidiary in Malaysia.

Since then, HSBC Amanah has led in developing the Islamic finance industry across product, proposition and future market development and is a recognized leader in Sukuk issuance, green and sustainable financing and international transactions.

HSBC Amanah is a founding member of the Value-Based Intermediation Community of Practitioners championed by Bank Negara Malaysia and continues to drive sustainable leadership in Malaysia. The bank has won many notable accolades including the ‘Islamic ESG Bank of the Year’ award for the third consecutive year as part of The Asset Triple A Islamic Finance Awards. Know more about HSBC Amanah here: https://www.hsbcamanah.com.my/

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CIMB Islamic

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CIMB Islamic Bank, licensed under Malaysia’s Islamic Financial Services Act 2013, is the main operating entity of the CIMB Group’s global Islamic banking and finance franchise. It operates in parallel with the group’s universal banking platform where it offers Shariah compliant products and services to the group’s wholesale banking, consumer banking, commercial banking and asset management businesses.

CIMB Islamic’s products and operations are managed in strict compliance with Shariah principles under the guidance of the CIMB Islamic Board Shariah Committee, which comprises some of the world’s leading Shariah experts or scholars. CIMB Islamic provides comprehensive and innovative Shariah compliant financial products and services to meet the needs of individuals, small and medium-scale enterprises as well as large institutional customers.

CIMB Group’s Islamic banking and finance business is supported by the group’s network of over 39,000 staff in 16 countries comprising an experienced senior management team and a global team of Islamic banking and financial services professionals in all core components of the Islamic banking and financial services market. CIMB Group also has the most extensive retail branch network in ASEAN, with more than 900 branches as at the 31st December 2016. Outside of Malaysia, CIMB Islamic operates a universal offering in Indonesia and Singapore with a focus in wholesale banking in the other 14 countries.

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Capital Markets Malaysia

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As part of its mandate to develop the capital market, the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) set up the Capital Markets Promotion Council in 2012 to strengthen its internationalization agenda for Malaysia’s capital market. In 2014, the SC launched Capital Markets Malaysia (CMM) to spearhead both the local and international positioning and profiling of the Malaysian capital market with its wide range of conventional and Islamic products, supported by a strong governance infrastructure. CMM profiles the competitiveness and attractiveness of the various segments of the capital market via a comprehensive and integrated approach to increase international participation and enhance opportunities for Malaysian capital market intermediaries.

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The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)

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The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) is a multilateral development financial institution and is part of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group.

The ICD was established in November 1999 to support the economic development of its member countries through the provision of finance for private sector projects, promoting competition and entrepreneurship, providing advisory services to governments and private companies and encouraging cross-border investments.

The ICD has an authorized capital of US$4 billion. Currently, the shareholders of the ICD are the IDB (50%), 53 Islamic countries (30%) and five public financial institutions (20%).

ICD mandate and objectives

The ICD fosters sustainable economic growth in its 53 member countries by:

  • Financing private sector investment
  • Mobilizing capital in the international financial markets, and
  • Providing advisory services to business and governments.

The ICD selects the financing projects based on their contribution to economic development considering factors such as job creation, Islamic finance development, contribution to exports, etc. The ICD also provides advisory services to governments and private sector groups on policies designed to encourage the establishment, expansion and modernization of private enterprises, the development of capital markets, best management practices and to enhance the role of the market economy. The ICD operates to complement the activities of the IDB in member countries.

The ICD is rated ‘AA/FQ’ by Fitch Ratings, ‘Aa3/P-1’ by Moody’s Investors Service and ‘A+’ by Standard & Poor’s.

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The Islamic Corporation for The Insurance Of Investment And Export Credit (ICIEC)

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Established 26 years ago in 1994 as a multilateral institution and a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) was tasked to promote cross-border trade and foreign direct investments in its member countries.

The ICIEC’s mission is to make trade and investment between member countries and the world more secure through the Shariah compliant risk mitigation tool. Its vision is to be recognized as the preferred enabler of trade and investment for sustainable economic development in member countries.

The ICIEC is the only multilateral export credit and investment insurance corporation in the world that provides Shariah-compliant insurance and reinsurance solutions.

Today, the ICIEC supports trade and investment flows in 47 member countries spanning across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Its target clients are corporates (both exporters and investors), banks and financial institutions as well as export credit agencies and insurers.

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International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation

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The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) is a member of the IDB Group. It was established with the purpose of advancing trade among OIC member countries, which would ultimately contribute to the overarching goal of improving the socioeconomic conditions of the people across the world. The ITFC commenced operations in January 2008 and has since consolidated all trade finance businesses that used to be handled by various windows within the IDB Group. Earning an ‘A1’ rating from Moody’s Investors Service reflects the ITFC’s efficiency in service delivery by responding swiftly to customer needs in a market-driven business environment.

Since 2008, the ITFC has provided more than US$40.2 billion of trade financing to OIC member countries, making it the leading provider of trade solutions for the needs of OIC member countries. With a mission of being a catalyst for trade development among OIC member countries and beyond, the ITFC helps entities in member countries gain better access to trade finance and provides them with the necessary trade-related capacity-building tools, which would enable them to successfully compete in the global market.

 

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Website: http://www.itfc-idb.org/en

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IsDB Group Business Forum (THIQAH)

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The Islamic Development Bank Group Business Forum (THIQAH) is the window of the IsDB Group that facilitates contact and coordination between entities concerned of the IsDB Group and private sector firms and related institutions in IsDB Group member countries. The main objective of THIQAH is to establish a unique platform for effective dialogue, cooperation and inclusive partnership for business leaders committed to partnering in promising investment opportunities. Through facilitation and catalyst roles, THIQAH will be leveraging the IsDB Group’s resources to offer necessary services and confidence to investors and to establish strategic partnerships with the leaders of the private sector. The primary focus will be on maximizing cross-border investment among member countries to be supported by IsDB Group’s financial products and services. (www.idbgbf.org)

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DDCAP Group

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Founded in 1998 and headquartered in London, with an office in Dubai and a presence in both Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, DDCAP is a leading provider of asset facilitation services and financial technology and system solutions across a diverse range of Shariah compliant products, asset classes and instruments in both the primary and secondary markets. DDCAP’s wholly-owned subsidiaries include DD&Co and DDGI. DDCAP has an extensive track record within the Islamic finance industry, employing over 35 professionals with broad and complementary skill sets drawn from diverse financial industry backgrounds, focused principally on providing service to Islamic financial market participants around the world. DDCAP has its own Shariah supervisory board comprising esteemed Shariah scholars from Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Kuwait. DDCAP’s multi-award-winning Shariah compliant ETHOS Asset Facilitation Platform is a bespoke, real-time trade and post-trade services platform providing 24-hour coverage, enabling clients worldwide to purchase from a diverse asset inventory, including commodities, via a secure, web-based portal.

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IdealRatings

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IdealRatings was incorporated in 2006 in San Francisco with a corporate objective to provide SRI/ESG and Shariah compliant solutions to ethical investors and enable them to identify such instruments across different asset classes in the global market. IdealRatings serves clients in over 30 countries with a range of capital market solutions including:

  • Equities – A web-based platform covering over 40,000 stocks, where fund managers can screen equities using different, custom-built ESG/SRI/Responsible Investments and Shariah rulebooks or guidelines. This solution caters to different purification calculation methodologies with a comprehensive set of reports for fund managers to manage their portfolio.
  • REITs – Global coverage of all listed REITs that could be screened in accordance with different standard Shariah rulebooks or guidelines.
  • Indexes – Co-branded and jointly marketed by FTSE-Russell Indexes and a separate series with Thomson Reuters for the global markets, designed for fund management and investment benchmarking. In addition, IdealRatings is able to provide custom-built indexes for the fund management industry.
  • Sukuk – A unique solution which includes the global Sukuk and a pioneering Sukuk-screening solution that enables fund managers to customize their Sukuk selection in accordance to their Shariah rulebook, guidelines or investment preference, and
  • Brokerage – The solution provides broking houses the ability to screen global equity markets, a technical analysis of the markets and equities, buy/sell/hold recommendations and purification amounts.
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S&P Dow Jones Indices

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S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) is the largest global resource for essential index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators such as the S&P 500® and the Dow Jones Industrial Average®. More assets are invested in products based on our indices than products based on indices from any other provider in the world. Since Charles Dow invented the first index in 1884, S&P DJI has become home to over one million indices across the spectrum of asset classes that have helped define the way investors measure and trade the markets.

S&P DJI has the longest history of providing Islamic market indices since the launch of DJIM World Index, the world’s first Shariah compliant benchmark in 1999. In 2006, the Dow Jones Sukuk Index was launched, which became the first index to track the performance of global Islamic fixed income securities.

Nowadays, S&P DJI offers two highly visible and widely used index families for Shariah compliant investors: The DJ Islamic Market (DJIM) Indices and S&P Shariah Indices. The two index families include thousands of broad-market, blue-chip, fixed-income and strategy and thematic indices that have passed rules-based screens for Shariah compliance and are the most visible and widely-used set of Shariah compliant benchmarks in the world. A majority of the largest asset managers in the Middle East, Southeast Asia as well as major banks/asset managers in Europe and the US that serve a Shariah clientele utilize S&P DJI to construct Shariah compliant investment strategies.

S&P DJI is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/spdji/.

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Saturna

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Saturna is the wholly-owned Malaysian subsidiary of Saturna Capital Corporation, a values-based global asset manager which is Shariah compliant with an ESG focus. Saturna’s deep-rooted belief in value investing shines through in the quality of our investments. We do not follow trends, we analyze opportunities focusing on capital preservation and sustainable investment. Our broad experience distinguishes us in the investment business. We help individuals and institutions build wealth and preserve capital.

Our parent company, Saturna Capital Corporation, is a US-based fund manager specializing in Shariah equities and is internationally recognized as an investment advisor to the Amana Mutual Funds Trust. It has the two largest Islamic equity mutual funds in the world, ie Amana Income Fund and Amana Growth Fund with assets under management of both funds circa US$5 billion.

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Trowers & Hamlins

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Trowers & Hamlins is an international law firm with over 150 partners and more than 900 people located across the UK, the Middle East and the Far East providing a full-service integrated offering to clients with local knowledge and expertise at its core.

Our distinguishing feature is that with 25 years of experience in the UK and the Middle East, we have a depth of knowledge of the Islamic finance industry that covers the entire spectrum from regulatory and corporate governance to capital market issuances and real estate investment. Our international team of multidisciplinary specialists will guide you on structuring your Shariah compliant activities to help you achieve a successful outcome.

With our growing office in Kuala Lumpur, our team now advises on Islamic investments, financings and products across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

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Redmoney Consulting

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Launched in April 2021, Redmoney Consulting is a new and highly focused advisory firm focusing on global Islamic, Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Finance. Redmoney Consulting is a logical extension of REDmoney Group, the Islamic finance industry’s leading media house with a truly global audience. In addition to Islamic finance, the Group has steadily increased its coverage of the green and sustainable finance sector as the two markets continue to converge. Redmoney Consulting provides an expansive service allowing its consultants to provide advisory and consulting services at the highest level for the most discerning of clients.

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Islamic Sustainable Finance & Investment Forum 2022

The 4th Islamic Sustainable Finance & Investment Forum (previously the IFN Green and Sustainable Finance Forum) will again be held in Kuala Lumpur, the international center for Shariah sustainable and green finance. Supported by local regulators and multilateral stakeholders, the Forum will convene the industry’s most influential actors including practitioners, investors, and regulators in a meaningful engagement to further drive the sector forward.

The recent introduction of regulatory frameworks and initiatives promoting the development of sustainable finance across Southeast Asia has highlighted the significance and relevance of this important and fast-growing sector. With more corporates, financial institutions, government bodies and regulators becoming aware of Sustainable Development Goals, countries offering environments conducive for the growth of sustainable finance and investment will see tangible and long-term benefits.

The United Nations Commission on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) estimated that to adequately fund the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in developing countries, US$5 trillion to US$7 trillion will be required in annual investments by 2030. Fulfilling this ambitious financial requirement presents not only challenges, but also significant opportunities.

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