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Goldman Sued By Abu Dhabi Fund Over 1MDB

US bank accused of bribing its officials during a “massive global conspiracy”.

The Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund IPIC has launched a civil suit against Goldman Sachs, claiming "redress for a massive global conspiracy.... to defraud and injure." Goldman says it fully expects to challenge the case. Clare Ballantyne, a business reporter with Bloomberg in New York - tells us about the suit launched by IPIC. A key economic advisor to President Trump has said the US may try to have China expelled from the World Trade Organisation. The ѿý's Andrew Walker interviews Kevin Hassett of the Council of Economic Advisers. The West Papua people are unhappy about the mining industry. The environmental journalist and author George Monbiot tells us why. It's exactly one year since Robert Mugabe resigned as the President of Zimbabwe.The ѿý's Shingai Nyoka reports. And our reporter, Elizabeth Hotson looks at which toys are expected to top Christmas lists.

Photo: A Goldman Sachs logo at the New York Stock Exchange. Credit: Getty Images.

27 minutes

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Wed 21 Nov 2018 22:32GMT

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  • Wed 21 Nov 2018 22:32GMT