Madelena Mohamed: A LEAP for nature: advancing nature-related financial risk and opportunity assessment in Malaysia
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Keynote address by Ms Madelena Mohamed, Assistant Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia (Bank Negara Malaysia), at the launch of the report "A LEAP for nature: advancing nature-related financial risk and opportunity assessment in Malaysia", Kuala Lumpur, 11 June 2026.
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