Kuala Lampur, Nov. 7 -- At the recent B57+ Business Leaders' Summit in Istanbul, Turkiye, I had the opportunity to engage with business leaders, investors and policymakers from across the Islamic world. Our discussions centred on an important question: how can we better mobilise the enormous economic resources of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to create greater prosperity for our people?

The OIC's 57 member states represent more than two billion people, approximately one-quarter of the world's population. Collectively, they generate around US$10 trillion in economic output. In 2025, their economies grew by 4.1 per cent, outperforming the global average.

These are formidable fundamentals. The Islamic world possesses substa...