UDC to provide documents on land transfer to auditor general

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UDC to provide documents on land transfer to auditor general

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) has admitted that some of its annual reports are outstanding and has blamed the delay on “unresolved property and financial transactions, which have led to major impairments of its balance sheet”. The...

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