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About Labuan IBFC

Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC), located off the North West coast of Borneo, offers global investors and businesses the benefits of being in a well-regulated jurisdiction that provides legal, fiscal and currency neutrality, in addition to being an ideal location for cost-efficient substance creation.

 

Labuan IBFC is a wholesale financial, risk and wealth management intermediation centre that also boasts a wide range of business structures including solutions for fintech or digital businesses. It is also the home to the world’s first sukuk and is acknowledged as an Islamic financial hub.

 

Well-supported by a robust, internationally recognised yet business-friendly legal framework, Labuan IBFC operates within comprehensive legal provisions and guidelines, enforced by a single regulator, Labuan Financial Services Authority – a statutory body under the Ministry of Finance, Malaysia.

 

Labuan, also known as the ‘Pearl of Borneo’, offers a myriad of business and leisure opportunities. It is also a hub for financial tourism as its excellent location and compact structure offer easy connectivity between the financial district and nature offerings.

 

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