US probe makes Chinese yuan currency of choice for 1MDB-IPIC settlements

December 28, 2017 6:45 PM

KUALA LUMPUR – The unresolved US Justice Department probe into the alleged misappropriation of funds at state-owned 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) has forced the troubled investment vehicle to use the Chinese yuan or the renminbi as the currency of choice for its recent financial settlements with Abu Dhabi’s International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC).

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