Technical StaffAugust 19, 2021When was the last time you asked yourself about the likelihood that corruption exists in your organization? Was it a month, six months, one year, or more than one year? But when was the last time the organization’s leadership conducted a corruption risk assessment and responded effectively...
Technical StaffJune 30, 2021After acknowledging that €1.9 billion ($2.3 billion) allegedly held in trust accounts didn’t exist, Wirecard filed for insolvency in June 2020. It was also discovered to be heavily in debt, and it was accused of falsifying financial accounts for years.As a result, the Bundestag (German Parliament) conducted...
Mike J. MasoudJune 29, 2021On July 22, 2014, I was shocked when I read an opinion in the Washington Post entitled “We need an international court to stamp out corruption,” written by Mark L. Wolf. He was a senior U.S. district judge for the District of Massachusetts. I shared my fears with...
Technical StaffJune 19, 2021On June 3, 2021, U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. set the right tone at the top for combatting corruption. For the first time in U.S. history, he issued a memorandum that regarded the fight against corruption as a core national security interest 1. He said, ”...
February 28, 2021Fighting corruption in Lebanon is different from any other country in the Middle East and Africa due to the complex political structure and the high levels of corruption. Though the economy has been deteriorating over the past several years, Gina Chammas continued leading the fight against corruption in...
February 27, 2021Technical StaffThe American Anti-Corruption Institute (AACI) defines corruption as “Abuse of power or perceived power or entrusted authority for direct or indirect private monetary or nonmonetary gain.” [1]This definition applies to all economic sectors and entities. It applies to private and public sectors and also applies to non-profit...
January 31, 2021Technical staffThe following are recent important anti-corruption analysis and developments that shall have notable impacts on the global fight against corruption:Combating Global Corruption Act reintroduced in Senate – Homeland Preparedness NewsSens. Todd Young (R-IN) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) have reintroduced a measure they said would make efforts to...
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