Below is a transcript of the interview with Anwar. Some of the questions and answers on a variety of topics have been edited for length and clarity:
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim demanded Goldman Sachs Group Inc. honor its settlement with the government for its role in the 1MDB scandal and vowed to gradually lower the nation’s debt in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s Haslinda Amin.
In the wide-ranging interview, his first with international media since taking office last year, Anwar spoke about his fragile coalition, the role of his family in the government and Malaysia’s desire to balance geopolitical competition between the US and China.
