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By John Lee. Prime Minister Muhammad Shia'a Al-Sudani has dismissed the Governor of Diwaniyah, Mr. Zuhair Ali Al-Shaalan, as he is under investigation on suspicions of corruption, which are being considered by the relevant courts. He also dismissed Iyad Mahmoud Hadi Al-Jubouri from the duties as head of the National Retirement Authority, based on the […]
By Laure Al Khoury and Salam Faraj for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. In Iraq, graft helps push property prices out of reach Real estate in Iraq has become a popular way to launder money, including stolen public […]
By Bilal Wahab for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Paradox of Centralization and State Fracture in Iraq Decentralizing power would have been the best way of avoiding a return to Saddam-era authoritarianism and […]
By Louisa Loveluck and Mustafa Salim, for The Washington Post. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A U.S. ally in Iraq vowed to tackle corruption. Torture and extortion followed. A flagship anti-corruption drive under the tenure of U.S.-backed Iraqi Prime Minister […]
From The Economist. Iraq's new prime minister vows to clean up the country The puzzle for Iraq's kleptocrats was always how to spirit their stolen billions out of the country. Foreign banks have been wary of accepting large transfers from Baghdad. Taking piles of cash out by land is risky; Kurds closely watch the frontier […]
By Dr Renad Mansour and Hayder Al-Shakeri for Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Can Iraq's new government reform the corrupt system? Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani must address politically sanctioned corruption head-on, or he risks falling into the same […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government have officially launched a special hotline to receive complaints about corruption and wrongdoings committed by national and state institutions and officials. It is being led by the Kurdistan Region of Iraq's Commission of Integrity, an independent government body responsible for fighting corruption. The hotline was launched at an event in Erbil […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Will Iraq' PM open Pandora's box in pursuit of massive corruption case? Iraq's prime minister has announced the recovery of some of the state funds embezzled in the multi-billion dollar corruption case which rocked the […]
By Dr Renad Mansour for Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Moving medicine in Iraq: Networks fuelling everyday conflict A system involving doctors, pharmacists, political parties, armed groups, and businesspeople fuels corruption and conflict in a medicine supply chain which […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has announced that 183 billion Iraqi dinars (approx. $125 million) of the $2.5 billion stolen from the bank account of the tax authorities has been recovered. He said that businessman Noor Zuhair Jassim had admitted receiving about $1 billion of the funds, and that arrangement were […]
By Bjar Sharif for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The System and the Parallel System in Iraq Instead of blaming the untested constitution for government failures, Iraqi politicians must look inward to the corrupt […]
Strengthening judicial integrity in Iraq: New Judicial Code of Conduct launched today The Higher Judicial Council (HJC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the European Union Delegation in Iraq has today launched a Code of Conduct for judges and prosecutors across Iraq. Recently adopted by the Higher Judicial Council, the Code […]
