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October 10, 2020 The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) presented the ten principles of fighting corruption at the Malta Chamber on October 8, 2020. In an online webinar panel setting, the event was in cooperation with Malta Chamber and GetGovernanz. Mike J. Masoud, CPA, CACM, CFE, MBA, The AACI’s Director of the...
Technical StaffOctober 9, 2020 Mr. Masoud, the Sr. Director of The AACI in the Middle East and Africa, published an opinion in the Times of Malta under the title of this post. It is obvious that the fight against corruption is an ongoing one that requires all the nation’s collective...
September 25, 2020Technical Staff The following are key findings of the FinCEN Files probe as published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). We credit the ICIJ for these findings and present them on our blog to share with our constituents to obtain a comprehensive overview of the revelations...
September 25, 2020Technical Staff An 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.” 1 This scandal is the tip of the iceberg in a rickety global banking system...
Mike J. MasoudSeptember 21, 2020 It 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...
August 12, 2020 The 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...
July 25, 2020Photo by Carlos César from Pexels The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists in its “Luanda Leaks” provides an explicit example of how corruption works at the top in one of the oil-rich countries. Many studies found that there is “a positive correlation between economic dependence on natural resources and increased corruption,...
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