Najib: Saudi keen to step up economic cooperation

JEDDAH: Malaysia’s recent economic liberation measures have boosted Saudi Arabia’s interest to enhance bilateral economic cooperation, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said here.

The Prime Minister said King Abdullah Abdulaziz Al Saud had expressed the possibility of Saudi Arabia participating actively in Malaysia in the Islamic banking sector, expanding participation in the Islamic services and product manufacturing sectors and also raising its equity in the country.