05.02.2015 - 1MDB's debt burden sparks fears of fallout for Malaysian economy
When Ananda Krishnan, Malaysia's second-richest man, sold a collection of power plants to a little-known fund called 1MDB in 2009, few outside Southeast Asia's third-largest economy paid any attention. But reports that the 76-year-old tycoon, whose fortune is estimated by Forbes at $9.8bn, is close to getting his hands back on some of those assets have catapulted the now heavily indebted state-run 1MDB - or 1Malaysia Development Berhad - into the spotlight. Set up six years ago, 1MDB has no less a figure than the country's prime minister, Najib Razak, chairing its advisory board, while Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street bank, has twice arranged multibillion-dollar debt issues for it..............................................Full Article: Source
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