Malaysia Central Bank Fights to Stay Above 1MDB Imbroglio

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Malaysia’s central bank sought to distance itself from the political imbroglio surrounding state investment company 1Malaysia Development Bhd. and allegations against Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Bank Negara Malaysia, part of a task force looking into an alleged transfer to Najib’s bank accounts of funds connected to 1MDB, was the subject of a Malaysia Today blog on Saturday naming three central bank officials who it said leaked information on the money trail.