Tagged: Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz

2012-01-25

Malaysia hits the ground running in 2012

Malaysia’s corporate Sukuk market has abandoned the blocks in 2012, shows the data collated by Zawya’s Sukuk monitor. The data added that $5.6bn of corporate Sukuk were issued in 2011, a shade behind the $6.4bn of corporate Sukuk issued in 2010 but…

Islamic Finance

2011-06-16

The First Lady of Islamic Finance

Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz is the first female central banker in Asia, being a key player in the global development of Islamic finance for more than a decade.
Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Doctor Zeti Akhtar Aziz is Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, the Central Bank of M…

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