NHT, Dexim Holdings settle dispute over $2.5b housing contract

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NHT, Dexim Holdings settle dispute over $2.5b housing contract

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has reached a settlement with Dexim Holdings Limited, the developer it sued for allegedly not delivering any of an agreed 200 houses despite paying over $650 million under a $2.5-billion contract. “There was a...

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