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June 4, 2019 Judiciary independence is a prerequisite to sustain development and fight corruption. Proper and adequate separation among the branches of government (Judiciary, Legislature, and Executive) is a must to govern in the best interest of the citizens. This is a well-known and proven practice of governance. Therefore, when...
Opinion June 2, 2019 The Lebanese Judges’ Club dares to demand the execution of the first step towards the Independence of the Judiciary as per the Lebanese Constitution, the first step towards a healthy nation with effective public institutions. More than 300 judges unite to seek the Independence of the...
On May 14, 2019, The American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) and Tomorrow’s Advice s.a.r.l., The AACI’s Exclusive Strategic Partner in Lebanon and Kuwait, conducted a workshop in Beirut – Lebanon to discuss and analyze the Lebanese Draft National Strategy for Combating Corruption and Its Executive Outline 2018-2023. Gina Chammas, CPA, CACM,...
On April 2, 2019, Mr. Mike J. Masoud, Sr. Director of The AACI in the Middle East and Africa, had a TV interview in Beirut -Lebanon where he addressed in details and for the first time the fundamentally required inputs of any national effective anti-corruption strategy. Besides, he also discussed...
May 1, 2019 Quoted in Forbes magazine, Mr. L. B. Files, president of The AACI, commented on the $230 billion money-laundering scandal that rocked the European Union financial system recently. The AACI on Danske Bank. “I’ve seen the wire transfers of the Danske bank transactions,” says L. Burke Files, president...
By Mike J. Masoud, CPA, CACM, CFE, MBASr. Director; The Middle East and AfricaMike@THEAACI.com March 8, 2019Corruption prevention is better than its cure. Unfortunately, corruption damages are highly likely irreparable. Even though the corruption phenomenon has been in the limelight over the past two decades, preventing corruption did not receive...
Bill Dahl During my investigative journalism series regarding public health and environmental hazards in Jalisco, Mexico, one question that continued to rise to the top was corruption. In my research, I identified a superb expert: Dr. Jose Ivan Rodriguez-Sanchez. He is currently in residence at Rice University’s James A. Baker III Institute...
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