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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Bank Negara Malaysia aim to deepen cooperation between the two places in macroeconomics, financial technology and supervision through high-level meetings.
China News Service, Hong Kong, October 6. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Information Office announced on the 6th that the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (the "HKMA") and the Bank Negara Malaysia (the "Bank Negara Malaysia") recently held a high-level bilateral meeting in Hong Kong. The two parties exchanged information and experience in macroeconomic and financial development, emerging bank regulatory issues, financial technology and payment transformation, etc.
The two parties agreed to strengthen cooperation in aspects such as financial technology and digital asset innovation, cross-border supervision, local currency use and infrastructure interconnection in the region, and capital market connectivity. Specific measures include establishing a policy-focused joint working group to promote the construction of compliant cross-border stablecoin application scenarios between Hong Kong and Malaysia; establishing mechanisms to strengthen cross-border network defense resilience and combating scams and fraud; exploring the establishment of a connection between Hong Kong’s Central Monetary Unit for Debt Instruments (CMU) and Malaysia’s Real-time Funds and Securities Transfer System (RENTAS), etc.
Yue Weiman, President of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, said that this high-level meeting is an important milestone in deepening cooperation between the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Bank Negara Malaysia and will support the development of the financial markets and economic growth of the two places. Based on the shared vision of both parties, the HKMA looks forward to promoting cooperation in financial technology and digital asset innovation, improving the efficiency of local currency transactions in cross-border regions, strengthening market connectivity, and promoting the growth of the Islamic financial market.
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