Posts cover the costs of corruption of all kinds. Such costs include, but not limited to, those associated with and have negative impacts on the rule of law, public funds, and resources, education, healthcare, poverty, civil society, economic sustainability, foreign direct investment (FDI), interest rate, citizenship, and citizens trust in public institutions.
These posts also cover the negative consequences of corruption on the proper separation of powers (legislative, judicial, and executive), and tax collections.
November 10, 2021Although the question appears basic and maybe naive, it is one of the most important in developing and implementing an anti-corruption strategy or policy. Corruption jeopardizes the legitimacy of lawful institutions. As a result, combating corruption necessitates a comprehensive education effort, increasing awareness of the problem, ensuring that...
The Pandora Papers expose the inner workings of a shadow economy that enriches the well-connected and wealthy at the expense of everyone else. Significant FactsThe International Consortium of Investigative Journalists obtained the trove of more than 11.9 million confidential files and led a team of more than 600 journalists from...
October 13, 2021Mike MasoudOn Tuesday, October 12, 2021, I participated in a program at Al-Arabi TV, broadcasting from London, to discuss the ramifications of Panama papers on the Arab countries. The program was an interactive one where there was an audience who participated via Zoom. Mike Masoud, CACM, CFE, MBASr....
October 5, 2021“Facebook has been anxious to know since last month when an anonymous former employee filed complaints with federal law enforcement. The complaints say Facebook’s own research shows that it amplifies hate, misinformation and political unrest—but the company hides what it knows. One complaint alleges that Facebook’s Instagram harms...
September 30, 2021“Whistleblowing is a disclosure made by a person with privileged access to an organization’s data or information about a wrongdoing, which implicates the organization, to persons or organizations that may be able to effect action’’ 1,2,3. It is a complex socio-economic phenomenon that requires careful understanding and attention...
September 23, 2021“In February 2020, the Tax Justice Network published its latest Financial Secrecy Index (FSI), which ranked the Cayman Islands as the leading jurisdiction for financial secrecy. To reach this conclusion, TJN had to downplay the Cayman Islands’ strong regulatory regime; stringent procedures to prevent and identify financial crimes;...
Mik MasoudSeptember 15, 2021Earlier this month, the trial of one of the biggest healthcare frauds in U.S. history has started. The currently available information is scary, serious, and alarming. It is the Theranos scandal.On Oct. 16, 2015, John Carreyrou, twice-Pulitzer-prize-winning journalist of The Wall Street Journal, published a report in the Wall Street Journal alleging...
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