28 Sep 2018: Jho Low and Lessons from the 1MDB Scandal

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28 Sep 2018: Jho Low and Lessons from the 1MDB Scandal

Tom Wright, co-author of Billion Dollar Whale, discusses what motivates Jho Low – the alleged mastermind behind the misappropriation of billions ...

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28 Sep 2018: Jho Low and Lessons from the 1MDB Scandal

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Tom Wright, co-author of Billion Dollar Whale, discusses what motivates Jho Low – the alleged mastermind behind the misappropriation of billions of dollars from Malaysia's state investment fund 1MDB, and why he hasn’t been caught yet. Also featuring James Crabtree, Associate Professor in Practice at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and author of The Billionaire Raj.

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