E104: What the 1MDB scandal tells us about how the world really works

A Malaysian government fund – set up to boost the country’s economy – becomes one of the biggest frauds in history!

Billions of dollars were siphoned from the state purse and funnelled through shell companies, banks, and other financial institutions worldwide.

While this scandal is no longer making headlines, it doesn’t mean it’s over...

We are joined by investigative journalist and co-author of Billion Dollar Whale, Bradley Hope, to explore: What does the 1MDB scandal tell us about how the world really works?

Bradley was the keynote speaker at our recent live event at the Ministry of Sound in London, where the audience hung on his every word about big finance and corruption. Now, we're bringing that conversation to you!

Producer: Matthew Dunne-Miles

Editor: Dominic Delargy

Engineer: Nicholas Thon, Robin Day

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