Sasana Symposium 2026 Highlights Reforms as Key to Building Resilience Amid Global Uncertainties

null Sasana Symposium 2026 Highlights Reforms as Key to Building Resilience Amid Global Uncertainties

Sasana Symposium 2026 Highlights Reforms as Key to Building Resilience Amid Global Uncertainties

Policymakers, industry leaders, academics and representatives from civil society gathered at Sasana Kijang today for Sasana Symposium 2026 (SS2026), Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) annual thought leadership platform on key economic and financial issues.

Held on 28 and 29 July, SS2026 is themed ‘Reforms for Resilience: Navigating Uncertainties’. Through plenary sessions, side chats and podcasts, discussions cover key issues shaping Malaysia’s economic and financial future. These include economic resilience, wages, cost of living challenges, investments, energy security, Islamic finance and private healthcare costs.

BNM Governor Dato’ Sri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour highlighted the importance of sustaining reform efforts to further solidify Malaysia’s resilience amid a rapidly changing and uncertain global environment in his keynote address.

‘Resilience is not about preserving things exactly as they are. It is about continually renewing our ability to adapt and seize new opportunities as circumstances evolve,’ he said.

He also emphasised the need for the financial system to evolve in tandem with the nation’s development, noting that ‘BNM’s upcoming Financial Sector Blueprint 2027–2030 will be guided by three aspirations: finance for a more resilient society, finance for a more prosperous society, and a future-proof Malaysia’s financial system.’