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.
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...
Opinion June 2, 2019 The Lebanese Judges’ Club dares to demand the execution of the first step towards the Independence of the Judiciary as per the Lebanese Constitution, the first step towards a healthy nation with effective public institutions. More than 300 judges unite to seek the Independence of the...
On May 14, 2019, The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) and Tomorrow’s Advice s.a.r.l., The AACI’s Exclusive Strategic Partner in Lebanon and Kuwait, conducted a workshop in Beirut – Lebanon to discuss and analyze the Lebanese Draft National Strategy for Combating Corruption and Its Executive Outline 2018-2023. Gina Chammas, CPA, CACM,...
It could be the biggest money-laundering scheme in history, with suspicious money flowing from Russia and former Soviet republics. Click here to continue reading and watching the entire 60 minutes report.
On April 2, 2019, Mr. Mike J. Masoud, Sr. Director of The AACI in the Middle East and Africa, had a TV interview in Beirut -Lebanon where he addressed in details and for the first time the fundamentally required inputs of any national effective anti-corruption strategy. Besides, he also discussed...
Published on March 15, 2019Volkswagen Faces SEC Lawsuit for Misleading Bondholders
Bill Dahl During my investigative journalism series regarding public health and environmental hazards in Jalisco, Mexico, one question that continued to rise to the top was corruption. In my research, I identified a superb expert: Dr. Jose Ivan Rodriguez-Sanchez. He is currently in residence at Rice University’s James A. Baker III Institute...
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