From windows to doors

Malaysia's expertise and ambition in Islamic finance made it the perfect host for the Islamic Development Bank's thirtieth annual convention and a historic seminar on a 10-year development plan for Islamic financial services. James Ockenden reports from Putrajaya, a city abuzz with sharia scholars, bankers, investors and government officials aiming to shape and focus the future of Islamic finance for the next decade

Malaysian prime minister Abdullah Badawi plans to take Islamic finance in Malaysia beyond his country's borders. "We envisage that Malaysia could be a hub in the international Islamic financial world, linking economies and regions," he told delegates at Malaysia: Investment Destination, an event held in Kuala Lumpur to celebrate the Islamic Development Bank's (IDB) arrival in Malaysia for its thirtieth annual meeting.

"Malaysia's comparative advantages as a trading nation and hub in a dynamic

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