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PH govt sought US$4b settlement with Goldman Sachs, says finance minister

During his winding up speech, Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz said that there were records proving that the previous government, on Dec 13, 2019, offered an out-of-court settlement for an amount of US$4 billion with Goldman Sachs. However, the US-based investment bank rejected the offer and made a counter-offer of US$1.5 billion.

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Shahrol: Ex-1MDB CEO Hazem's CV had Najib's notation

According to the ninth prosecution witness in the 1MDB-Tanore trial, former 1MDB CEO Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi, Hazem's curriculum vitae (CV) was handed to him by fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho (Jho Low), who claimed that his appointment was recommended by Najib's principal private secretary, the late Datuk Azlin Alias.

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