Mike MasoudApril 30, 2021Last June, our staff published the following post about the Wirecard scandal. They stated, among other things, the following:Who Should Pay For It?Where were BaFin, Germany’s financial watchdog? Where were the Board of Directors of Wirecard?Where were EY, the independent auditor of Wirecard? Where were the relevant regulatory agencies...
March 30, 2021Mike J. MasoudLast April, there was an exceptional UK Court Judgment: “EY ordered to pay whistleblower $11m in Dubai gold audit case” 1. Yesterday, it is another exceptional day for justice when EY dropped its appeal to April 17, 2020, UK court judgment that awarded Amjad Rihan, the...
Wednesday, December 9, 2020Beirut – LebanonCounsellor Dr. Ahmad al-BarrakCommissioner of Palestinian Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC)Your excellencies, delegates, and colleagues,It is my pleasure to celebrate with you the International Anti-Corruption Day, a day the whole world stands up united saying no to corruption. I already submitted my conference PowerPoint presentation to the...
October 26, 2019Corruption usually occurs in the dark. Damages of corruption hit in each place of the community. The following are examples of such damages:Widespread povertyHigh unemployment rateshigh inflation rates or unstable local currencyLow collection rates of customs and taxesPoor public services such as education and healthcarePoor infrastructures such as...
September 19, 2019Ildico Elia, CACM is the first Lebanese journalist who passed the CACM exam last March and became qualified as Certified Anti-Corruption Manager (CACM). Though she is not a singer, she recently performed and sang calling for the fight of corruption in Lebanon. Together we can change and stop...
September 19, 2019The Certified Anti-Corruption Manager (CACM) is the premier anti-corruption management credential that enables decision makers and those charged with governance prevent, deter, and detect fraud and corruption effectively. However, becoming a CACM is the first step to play a visible and significant role in local communities. Adel Karim,...
June 4, 2019 Judiciary independence is a prerequisite to sustain development and fight corruption. Proper and adequate separation among the branches of government (Judiciary, Legislature, and Executive) is a must to govern in the best interest of the citizens. This is a well-known and proven practice of governance. Therefore, when...
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