Khazanah’s new mantra: More cash, less control


This underlines the urgent need for Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad(pic) to raise money for government coffers, depleted by a fiscal deficit and a massive debt from a multi-bil dollar scandal, under the previous government, at state fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional will unveil a plan this month to deliver more cash to the government by pruning its stakes in non-strategic assets and dialling back its offshore presence in spots such as London, sources told Reuters.

This underlines the urgent need for Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to raise money for government coffers, depleted by a fiscal deficit and a massive debt from a multi-bil dollar scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

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