Wednesday, July 20, 2016

US to seize Malaysian development bank assets

The U.S. Justice Department is set to announce / has announced it has seized upwards of $1 billion in assets owned by 1MDB - Malaysia's development bank (1130am am Eastern / 1530 GMT).

The assets seizure is set to cause problems in the key U.S. - Malaysia relationship at a time when the Obama administration continues to emphasize a pivot to Asia.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

IN: "The money...
OUT:  SOC
DUR: 50
POT: 36


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