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Indonesia will need to step out of the shadows of neighboring Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal to convince investors that its new wealth fund won’t fall prey to corruption. Nusantara Investment Authority will take lessons from other sovereign wealth funds and adopt a framework based on independence, transparency and accountability, said Isa Rachmatarwata, the finance ministry’s director general of state assets. It needs to assure potential investors that governance protocols are airtight when it s...

The Straits Times 1MDB scandal casts pall over Indonesias wealth fund ambitions Indonesia seeks to raise $21 billion by offering global and local investors the chance to put their money in Nusantara Investment Authoritys sub-funds.PHOTO: AFP PublishedDec 15, 2020, 3:56 pm SGT https://str.sg/Ja8L They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for ...

Papal visit to Iraq will have geopolitical undertones Dec 10, 2020 senior correspondent President of the Republic of Iraq Barham Salih is received by Pope Francis in a private audience at The Vatican, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Credit: AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, Pool.) When Pope Francis visits Iraq in March, he will have to navigate the countrys dire economic problems, compounded by the coronavirus pandemic, as well as ongoing regional tensions constantly threatening threaten to escalate. Thi...

Rwanda sees growing public participation in reporting corruption Source: Xinhua| Editor: huaxia Video PlayerClose KIGALI, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda investigated 963 corruption cases in January-November, a big sum compared with previous years, reflecting increasing public participation in reporting the crime, said a top official in investigation here on Wednesday. In 2018 and 2019, respectively 732 and 1,088 corruption cases were brought up for investigation, said Rwanda Investigation Bureau Se...

2020-12-10 04:05:06 GMT2020-12-10 12:05:06(Beijing Time) Xinhua English KIGALI, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda investigated 963 corruption cases in January-November, a big sum compared with previous years, reflecting increasing public participation in reporting the crime, said a top official in investigation here on Wednesday. In 2018 and 2019, respectively 732 and 1,088 corruption cases were brought up for investigation, said Rwanda Investigation Bureau Secretary General Jeannot Ruhunga duri...