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Deloitte agrees to pay Malaysia $80m to settle 1MDB claims

Deloitte audited fraud-hit Malaysian state fund 1MDB between 2011 and 2014

The 1MDB scandal involved the theft of billions of dollars from Malaysia’s state investment fund
The 1MDB scandal involved the theft of billions of dollars from Malaysia’s state investment fund Photo: Mohd Samsul Mohd Said/Getty Images

Accountancy firm Deloitte PLT has agreed to pay the Malaysian government $80m to settle claims relating to its auditing of scandal-hit state fund 1MDB.

The Malaysian finance ministry announced the settlement on 3 March which it said was the largest by an audit firm in southeast Asia.

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