Opinion: Malaysian megabanks prove hard to identify

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Opinion: Malaysian megabanks prove hard to identify

A year after the deadline for applications for a duo of available Islamic megabank licences, the country’s central bank has identified just two candidates. While the market wonders who they are governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz appears more interested in the prospects for a new Islamic debt agency, writes Chris Wright.

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