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KUALA LUMPUR: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is seeking to learn from Malaysia’s experience in tackling corruption.
Its managing director Christine Lagarde in a tweet posted yesterday, accompanied by a picture of herself with Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, said that she and the premier had discussed how to tackle corruption.
“It was a pleasure to meet with PM Mahathir of #Malaysia. We discussed how to tackle corruption, and agreed to work together and learn from Malaysia’s experience for the benefit of other countries.”
Lagarde paid a courtesy call on Dr Mahathir at the sidelines of 33rd Asean Summit in Singapore.
Yesterday, Dr Mahathir at a press conference said that the IMF has expressed keen interest in what the government was doing to rehabilitate the country.
The prime minister, who is known not to have the best of relations with the organisation, said Lagarde had relayed this to him during their meeting here.
He said the organisation was very keen on the approach taken by the Malaysian government, including its anti-corruption strategies.