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A proposal to create uniform Syariah lawyer accreditation nationwide will be submitted to Malaysia's National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs, potentially streamlining interstate legal practice.
India is rolling out Central Know-Your-Customer 2.0, a unified digital identification system that will streamline customer verification across banks, insurers, and asset managers starting in August, promising to boost financial product adoption.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has settled a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, agreeing to pay $150,000 and overhaul its record-keeping practices after losing text messages from former Chair Gary Gensler.
Malaysia's Public Service Department is accelerating state-level implementation of the ILTIZAM Act while building consensus among federal agencies on reducing bureaucratic red tape and improving service delivery efficiency.
Malaysia's Competition Commission will gain authority to offer cash rewards to whistleblowers and grant up to 40% penalty reductions for early-admitting enterprises under new amendments designed to strengthen cartel enforcement.