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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...
April 30, 2020Mike 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]Networking is always necessary for human social, economic, and political development. The information and technology revolution created all...
May 25, 2020Mike 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]Last month, The AACI published a conservative blog about the NMC Health Plc scandal entitled: Who...
February 21, 2020On February 26, 2020, The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) and the University of Ibadan shall officially launch the Anti-corruption Certification programs for students and Faculty. The University of Ibadan is the first African university that showed the highest professional commitment to play its role in preventing corruption in...
Mike J. MasoudDecember 11, 2019This video is a presentation of the lecture Mr. Mike J. Masoud, CPA, CACM, CFE, MBA presented in Beirut – Lebanon on December 11, 2019. It is a part of the Lebanon CACMs and Tomorrow’s Advice celebration of the International Anti-Corruption Day: 9 September. It is...