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M. J. MasoudJanuary 15, 2020Corruption manifests itself through conflict and permanent contradiction in human societies. Absolute power most likely leads to corruption. Justice is the basis of governing. When domestic and international efforts are united to fight corruption, corruption deterrence tends to prevail. But fighting corruption alone will not achieve...
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...
December 10, 2020A Keynote speech by Dr. Choong Y. Lee, University Professor at Pittsburg State University (https://www.pittstate.edu/), Kansas, USA, delivered at the first international anti-corruption conference of Lebanon Certified Anti-Corruption Managers (LCACM) – https://lcacm.org, Beirut – Lebanon on December 9, 2020. LCACM conducted the conference in cooperation with The American...
December 10, 2020Ms. Gina Chammas’s presentation discusses whether there is a Ponzi scheme at the Central Bank of Lebanon or not based on discussing the CBL audited financial statements and the audit report of the year ended December 31, 2018. In addition, Ms. Chammas discusses the Ponzi scheme news presented...
9 December, 2020Technical staffDecember 4, 2020On the ninth of December every year, the world celebrates the International Anti-Corruption Day. Since the launch of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) in 2005, the United Nations and countries celebrate this day. But what do countries celebrate?Celebrate AchievementMany countries conduct mere ceremonial...
October 31, 2020Technical StaffAn ICIJ’s investigation has shown that major international banks facilitate money laundering for criminal organizations, politicians, and others. This investigation has generated reactions from many international actors as well as specific recommendations to increase the effectiveness of anti-money laundering. However, we want to clarify what we concluded...
October 10, 2020The 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 Middle East...
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