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Malaysia, Abu Dhabi settle 1MDB-related row

Settlement is conditional on the Arbitration Tribunal making a consent award by end May 2017

Anita Gabriel

Published Mon, Apr 24, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

MALAYSIA and Abu Dhabi have settled - with conditions - a closely-watched and long-drawn dispute between their state-backed entities over claims totalling a whopping US$6.5 billion involving 1Malaysia Development Berhad.

This follows some 10 months after the Gulf emirates-controlled International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) sought to recover the monies from Malaysia through the London Court of International Arbitration following a bitter fallout.

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