MALAYSIAN PM PROPOSES MALAYSIA DAY AT NYSE

NEW YORK, Sept 28 (Bernama) – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak
visited the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and rang the closing bell on Monday.

He had earlier held discussions with the bourse’s top executives led by NYSE
Euronet chief executive officer (CEO) Duncan Niederauer, on ways to assist
Malaysian investors in securing access into the US capital market.

In a brief remark after signing the guest book, Najib said that he had
proposed the hosting of a Malaysia Day at the bourse, to attract US investors
into the Malaysian market as well as other markets in the Southeast Asia region.

He said Malaysia could be a gateway for US investors into the ASEAN
market, which he described as one of the fastest growing, in Asia.

The Prime Minister said ASEAN bourses should work closely and be more
integrated so as to attract foreign investors.

Accompanying Najib during the visit was Foreign Minister Anifah
Aman, Malaysian Ambassador to the United States Jamaluddin Jarjis,
Bursa Malaysia (Malaysia Exchange) chairman Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah and
several other officials.

The Prime Minister is in New York to attend the 65th session of the United
Nations General Assembly.

The NYSE, located at 11 Wall Street, is the largest stock exchange in the
world, with market capitalisation at an estimated $11.9 trillion as of August
this year.

-- BERNAMA