Najib asks investors to move past 1MDB as economy strengthens

Kuala Lumpur

MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday urged investors to move past the 1MDB issues that have weighed on South-east Asia's third-largest economy, saying the country is now "stronger than ever".

The call comes a day after the International Monetary Fund upgraded its 2017 growth forecast for Malaysia to 4.8 per cent from 4.5 per cent, following better-than-expected first-quarter annual growth of 5.6 per cent, the quickest in two years.

Mr Najib has resisted demands to step down over the 1MDB saga, following reports that more than US$700 million …