| 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s (1MDB) failure to settle an RM2 billion loan to local lenders has been a factor behind the extended drop in the ringgit against the dollar, an economist said. The Edge Financial Daily, quoting sources, reported today that the sovereign fund had missed its December 31, 2014, deadline for settlement of the loan, and had received an extension up to January 30, 2015, to settle the outstanding payment.
The RM2 billion amount was part of an RM5.5 billion debt taken through its subsidiary Powertek Investment Holdings Sdn Bhd in May 2014 to refinance an RM6.17 billion bridging loan taken in 2012 to part finance the purchase of power assets...............................................Full Article: Source
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