Najib: Top investors view country positively amid global gloom

A hero’s welcome: Thousands of well-wishers welcoming Najib home at KLIA. — Bernama

 

PUTRAJAYA: Top investors from around the world view Malaysia as a “bright spot” amidst global financial uncertainty, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

He said the country attracted overwhelming support at the recently concluded World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.

“The Malaysia Night we hosted there was met with an extraordinary reception.

“We had expected only 400 to attend, instead 1,000 influential people turned up.

“In a global climate of uncertainty, they said Malaysia is one of few countries that they consider to be a bright spot,” he said when addressing thousands of people who had turned up at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport to welcome him home yesterday.

The crowd had gathered at the Bunga Raya Complex as early as 9am to welcome Najib, his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and the Malaysian delegation back from their tour of Gaza and the WEF.

Najib strengthens ties with Egypt and Palestinians

CAIRO: Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's three-day working visit to Egypt, including a one-day humanitarian visit to Gaza, beginning last Monday is like killing two birds with a stone, strengthening ties with Egypt as well as the Palestinians.

Firstly, through this visit he had established a foundation or a framework with Egpyt, led by President Mohamed Morsi, the first president to be elected through the democratic process after the Arab Spring, sparked by prolonged protests by Egyptians at the Tahrir Square, last year. 

 

Through this visit, Najib also managed to explore potential investment and business opportunities for Malaysian companies to participate in Egypt's post Arab-Spring economic development. 

 

His Egyptian counterpart, Prime Minister Dr Hesham Mohamed Qandil has expressed his country's interest to colloborate with Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) through Egypt Petroleum Company to bid for petroleum exploration projects in the African continent. 

 

Egypt would also like to have a joint venture through one of its government-linked companies (GLCs) with Proton to assemble cars in the Land of the Pharaohs.  

 

Najib told Malaysian newsmen at his press conference here, before departing to Davos, Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum, that this was the opportune time for Malaysian companies to penetrate the Egyptian market because the country was in the process of restructuring its economic development.  

‘Najib’s move to mend Hamas-Fatah ties a historic moment’

The Prime Minister’s wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor talking to one of the children at An-Nasseer Hospital in Gaza. Her visit was in conjunction with Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s trip to Gaza. — Bernama

 

PETALING JAYA: Several non-governmental organisations involved in the Palestinian cause praised Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on his efforts to help mend ties between the Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah.

Sekretariat Dana Hospital 4 Gaza's chief operating officer Mohd Nazri Sahat said it was a historic moment, not only for the country, but also for local NGOs that had been helping the Palestinians over the years.

“We definitely support the Prime Minister in getting Malaysia to play a role in the reconciliation talks between Hamas and Fatah,” he said here yesterday.

He said Najib's historic visit to Gaza also bore special significance for the secretariat, which comes under the Islamic Associations Consultative Council (Mapim).