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The 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal is an ongoing political scandal in Malaysia, [1] in which then-Prime Minister Najib Razak was accused of channeling over RM 2.67 billion (approximately US$700 million) into his personal bank accounts from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a government-run strategic development company.
A 2015 document leak reported in The Edge, Sarawak Report, and The Wall Street Journal showed that Malaysia's then-Prime Minister Najib Razak had channeled over RM 2.67 billion (about US$700 million) into his personal bank accounts from 1MDB, a government-run strategic development company. [5]
1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB; Malay: [ˈsatu maˈlajʃa dɛˈvɛlɔpmɛn(t) bərˈɦad]) is an insolvent [1] Malaysian strategic development company, wholly owned by the Minister of Finance (Incorporated). [2] [3]
The National Development Bank PLC (commonly referred to as NDB Bank) is a Sri Lankan banking and financial services institution, headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Having begun operations as a state-owned development finance institution in 1979. In January 1979, the predecessor of National Development Bank PLC (“NDB” or “Bank”) was ...
In 2019, Bank Pembangunan and Danajamin receive approval from Bank Negara Malaysia on account of merger plans. [5] Bank Pembangunan asset is estimated to be RM 26.6 billion. In 2020, the bank was one of list of banks to provide assistance to customers whose business operations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]
In March 2022, the NDB announced that "sound banking principles" required that all new transactions with Russia be put on hold. [22] Even though the NDB quickly cut ties with Russia, Fitch Ratings still downgraded the NDB from stable to negative on its Long-Term Issuer Default scale.
Malaysia has 16 fully-fledged Islamic banks including five foreign ones, with total Islamic bank assets of US$168.4 billion, which accounts for 25% of the Malaysia's total banking assets. [2] This in turn accounts for over 10% of the world's total Islamic banking assets.
Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989 [Act 372] Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad (Special Provisions) Act 1978 [Act 202] Companies Act 1965 [Act 125] Co-operative Societies Act 1993 [Act 502] Status: In force