Comparative Analysis: Malaysia and the UAE

The South Johor Investment Corporation and Jumeirah Capital will share its experience on the Iskandar Development Region ("IDR") and will look in particular at the initiatives taken by the Malaysian Government which led to  the recent announcement of an injection of investments worth RM4.1 billion from the Middle East into the IDR. The perspectives of Middle Eastern investors will be shared by Lex Mundi UAE law firm, Afridi and Angell and international law firm Herbert Smith.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The session will continue with discussions on private and public partnerships and current innovative structures for tackling the gestation period for returns and capital outlays in an era of inflationary increases in costs. In particular, CIMB Investment Bank Berhad will share its insights oninnovative financial instruments and financing methods. The session will conclude with a  comparative analysis of the investment scenario in the Middle East and Malaysia by the panel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 # Ms. Arlida Ariff, Managing Director, South Johor Investment Corporation 

 

 # Mr. Charon Mokhzani, Deputy Chief Executive and Head, Investment

    Banking, CIMB Investment Bank Berhad, Malaysia

 

 # Dr. Imran Markar, Chief Executive Officer and Mr. J. Yasin Kiszonak,

    Director Real Estate, Jumeirah Capital, Dubai

 

 # Mr. Amjad Ali Khan, Partner, Afridi & Angell, UAE

 

 # Mr. Neil Brimson, Managing Partner, Herbert Smith, Middle East  

 

Ms. Janet Looi, Partner, Corporate Division, Skrine

Member, Board of Directors, Lex Mundi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This session will focus on the areas of mutual interest and relevance between Malaysia and the UAE: canvassing Islamic Finance, in particularthe Malaysian Islamic Finance Centre, and the growth of the Halal Industry and strategies for development of human resource for Halal Certification to meet expanding international needs and requirements.

 

 

 # Ms. Mariam Abdul Latif, Vice President, Halal Integrity, Halal Industry

     Development Corporation Malaysia

 

 # Mr. Badlisyah Abdul Ghani, Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Islamic Bank

     Berhad, Malaysia

 

 # Ms. Jamelah Jamaluddin, Managing Director, RHB Islamic Bank Berhad

 

 # Mr. Bilal Aquil, Senior Associate, lovells (Middle East) LLP

 

Mr. Mohammad Faiz Azmi, Partner & Global Islamic Finance Leader,

PriceWaterhouseCoopers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

History was made in Malaysia with the passing of the Malaysian Arbitration Act 2005 substantially adopting the UNCITRAL Model Law. This session will discuss Malaysia's new domestic and international arbitral regime followed by a panel discussion on the changing needs of investors in respect ofdispute resolution mechanisms for domestic and international contracts.

 

 

     Senior Partner, Dispute Resolution Division, Skrine

     Vice-Chair, Commission for Arbitration, ICC, Paris

     Member, Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague

     Member, Court of Arbitration for Sport, Lusanne

     Former Commissioner, United Nations Compensation Commission

 

 # Mr. Sami Houerbi

     Director, ICC Dispute Resolution Services, Middle East and Africa

 

Mr. Ivan Loo, Partner, Dispute Resolution Division, Skrine

 

US$34 billion has been set aside for the East Coast Economic Region (ECER) under the 12 year master-plan drawn-up by the Malaysian national oil company PETRONAS. A Hydrocarbon Hub is also being developed in thenorthern state of Kedah, which will include oil refineries, tank farms, oil transportation, a marine terminal and downstream petrochemical industrial complex.

A panel discussion will focus on the ECER's harnessing of its current strengths in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries and the investment potential of high value downstream processing and transportation activities. It will also address the tax regulations and structures of these special

vehicles relevant to investors in Malaysia.

     Chief Executive Officer, Kedah Investment Centre

     Senior Executive Director, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Malaysia

Ms. Faizah Jamaludin, Partner, Corporate Division, Skrine