“Engaging University Students to Prevent Corruption”April 28, 2022Mike J. MasoudUniversities are social institutions with a critical role to play in the battle against corruption. Most colleges, however, do not include their students in the battle against corruption. Furthermore, most colleges do not offer anti-corruption courses to their students. Even when...
and textiles and provide business services, incorporation documents and other records show. The Kinahans also formed management and aviation consultancies in Emirati free zones, areas with business-friendly tax policies. All were created with the help of UAE partners.” Who are the UAE partners?
Mike J. MasoudMarch 11, 2022Each country that ratified the United Nations Against Corruption (UNCAC) should comply with its provisions. Article 6 of the UNCAC requires member states to “ensure the existence of a body or bodies, as appropriate, that prevent corruption.” Countries must have an Anti-Corruption Commission to comply with...
Technical StaffFebruary 28, 2022When corruption pervades a company, its culture and ideals are gradually altered. Corruption will destroy the organization if the leadership does not act quickly. A diligent leadership should scan its corporate environment regularly to detect corruption risks before it becomes uncontrollable. Corruption is cancer that afflicts nations, destroying...
Technical StaffFebruary 22, 2022The revelations of this massive leak are chilly, fearful, shameful, and alarming. The Guardian report says that Credit Suisse has been hit with at least a dozen penalties and sanctions over the last three decades for tax evasion, money laundering, purposeful violations of US sanctions, and frauds...
Mike J. MasoudJanuary 15, 2022The private sector should get engaged in the fight against corruption. In most countries, the private sector is effected and affected by the prevalence of corruption. Article 12 of The United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) sets the expectations and requirements the private sector should abide...
Technical StaffFebruary 8, 2022Nobody can pretend that the fight against corruption is simple. On the contrary, it is a difficult but winnable battle. And it needs proper and adequate preparation.Fighting CorruptionThe American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) defines fighting corruption as follows:“Fighting corruption is a process effected by those charged with governance, employees,...
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