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Green technology - including renewable energy  - needs to develop and become a major future contributor to Malaysia's economy, says Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir.

Malaysia wants to boost exports and investment in 2010 to help it compete with other countries.

Malaysia's economic performance was better than expected in the fourth quarter of 2009, says Prime Minister Najib Razak.

A study by Scheherazade S Rehman and Hossein Askari from George Washington University, published in the Global Economy Journal Vol 10 drew surprising conclusions. The study examined if policies of Muslim countries (or Muslim majority countries) were founded on Islamic principles in comparison to non-Muslim countries. 208 countries were studied. The criteria: economic opportunity, economic freedom, corruption, financial systems and human rights were used to measure the level of 'Islamicity' (based on an information website about Islam and Muslims). The study found that most Islamic countries did not conduct themselves according to Islamic principles concerning economic, financial, political, legal, social and governance issues.

The workshop, which was attended by over 40 senior treasury officials of both countries, was intended to encourage greater interaction between Malaysian and UK Islamic banks.

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak has been awarded the 2010 ITU World Telecommunication and Information Society Award for dedication to promoting information and communication technology as a means of providing a better a life for humanity.