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September 25, 2020Technical StaffAn investigation by the International Consortium of Independent Journalists (ICIJ) uncovers the “role of global banks in industrial-scale money laundering — and the bloodshed and suffering that flow in its wake.” 1This scandal is the tip of the iceberg in a rickety global banking system that poses...
Mike J. MasoudSeptember 21, 2020It is the third principle of the ten principles of fighting corruption. The following image shows these principles that form the benchmark for assessing and testing the effectiveness of fighting corruption strategies, policies, or plans.The shortest and most inclusive definition of governance is “the system by...
Al Jazeera Investigative Unit reported that Cypress sold its citizenship to criminals and money launderers. Reported by Al Jazeera in the weblink below, the Cypriot Member of Parliament Eleni Mavrou said: “The way the programme was implemented the last few years was obviously a procedure that allowed cases for which...
“Adel al-Jubeir, 58, the current Saudi minister of state for foreign affairs, was the authority who allegedly endorsed the origin of the $100 million that was transferred to an account linked to Spain’s then-King Juan Carlos I in Swiss private bank Mirabaud. That’s according to documents from a probe in...
August 12, 2020The Financial Times reported on August 10, 2020, that more than one related party (controlled entities by NMC founder BR Shetty) obtained bank loans fraudulently and funneled these loans to NMC Health. We hope that the ongoing investigation shall reveal how the banks approved those loans. We are...
August 11, 2020The magnitude of the devastation of the Lebanese port’s blast of last week (August 4, 2020) is unprecedented locally and regionally. The explosion was caused by 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, as the Lebanese government said.“What kind of government leaves a mountain of explosive chemicals lying around unsafely...
July 29, 2020Technical StaffThe IMF published on its blog a post entitled ” Corruption and COVID-19″ [note] Read more on the IMF blog on https://blogs.imf.org/2020/07/28/corruption-and-covid-19/ Accessed on July 29, 2020[/note]. The IMF emphasizes the importance of governance and the fight against corruption. While the IMF defines corruption as “the abuse...
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