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Technical StaffOctober 9, 2020Mr. 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 efforts....
September 25, 2020Technical StaffThe 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 of...
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...
Mike J. Masoud [note]Mike Masoud, CPA, CACM, CFE, MBA is the Sr. Director of The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) in the Middle East and Africa. You may reach him at Mike@THEAACI.com [/note]July 17, 2020A mismatch between power and accountability [note]This is not the official text of the 5th principle of fighting corruption. The...
Technical StaffJuly 10, 2020The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a prominent Washington DC think tank, published a remarkable report on July 7, 2020, entitled “Dubai’s Role in Facilitating Corruption and Global Illicit Financial Flows.” It is a significant report due to both exceptional content and timing. [note] Read and downward...
June 28, 2020Updated July 25, 2020Author: Tony Elias Harrouk, BE, CACMExecutive SummaryThe present research study strives to examine governance practices and debacles at both the public and corporate realms in light of the current Lebanese economic and financial crisis. Specifically, the work addresses the behavior of Lebanon’s Central Bank (BDL)...
“FUTURE SHOCK: L. Burke Files, a global financial investigator, sees a coming economic disaster, …” [note] Read more on https://anchor.fm/john-aidan-byrne/episodes/FUTURE-SHOCK-L–Burke-Files–a-global-financial-investigator–sees-a-coming-economic-disaster–more-money-laundering-in-the-wake-of-COVID-19–His-experiences-in-China-and-intellectual-property-theft-efl8kn[/note]Mr. Files provided his insights and opinion about many current issues such as fraud in the COVID-19 pandemic era, money laundering, and many other issues. You can listen to the complete...
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