Thread: Archive News - Iraqi Dinar Think Tank - 06/10/2010 - 24/01/2011

Economic forum calls for removing obstacles to private sector

Recommended symposium Academy Iraq recently organized by the Iraqi National Business Council in cooperation with the Integrity Commission under the slogan (integrity based on work and development in building the new Iraq) need to increase the organization of workshops for all the provinces to raise awareness of the risks of corruption to develop mechanisms to develop a system of contracts and tenders and disclosure of mischief and combat.

And painted this symposium a roadmap for the private sector's cooperation with the Integrity Commission in order to undermine the sources of corruption and this symposium was an important message to the public and private sectors that the Integrity Commission is working to fortify the sides of the slide in the maze of corruption first and remove perceptions of it «integrity» hampering growth as some people claim of mischief.

Symposium and was an opportunity for the private sector and the real business of the Iraqi National Council that making statements about cases of harassment to which they are exposed in their reviews of state institutions, which in turn leads to devote to the corruption of some of the weak people in the public and private sectors .. It serves as a warning alarm sounded in this area.

Discussions that have characterized the symposium and Incant moving towards the private sector complaints and display their suffering but I have clearly «root of the problem» afflicting the country, namely the «corruption» ...

The symposium was also a response to the claim that the Integrity Commission limited the functions of departments and government ministries, but their mission appear here by monitoring the performance of these services through its dealings with the private sector and this is what make the Iraqi National Business Council calls for such a symposium for realizing the importance of integrity in dealing with harassment The facts reveal how things are in the maze of tenders and contracts ..

It is useful to note that the President of the Integrity Commission Ugaili merciful judge had focused in his speech opening the seminar on the UN Convention against Corruption in Article 12 that States are obliged to take action to prevent Zlua private sector corruption.

In the opinion of Ugaili in this regard that the private sector may be part of the solution in the problem of corruption, or may be part of the problem, this equation is true when choose to businessmen and companies the roads illegal access to government contracts and breach of the principles of competition and equality of opportunity and proper functioning and implementation conforming to the specifications agreed upon then it is be businessmen or companies here are partners in corruption and part of the problem.

Ugaili But he emphasized that the businessman when he keeps to the rules of professional conduct and practice of work with honor and not respond to requests of the corrupt and the news that their private sector will be part of the solution. The Chairman of the Integrity Commission to an important issue relating to the prevention of conflict of interest by not dealing with former public officials for appropriate periods at work in the private sector after their resignation or retirement. Especially when related to their work in that sector directly to the functions above. The President reviewed the National Business Council, Ibrahim al-Baghdadi in his suffering of the Iraqi private sector, which extends for periods of time old.

Baghdadi believes that the games made by the private sector during the past seven years I have developed considerably, but returned and confirmed that Almarqlat a barrier to make way for the sector to take a role in the process of economic growth required for pointing out that corruption is the biggest drawback to initiate re-Binaaloutn. And confirms al-Baghdadi, that of the leading Almarqlat that lead to corruption is the mechanism of contractual promise conditions yield to not fit with the great change experienced by Iraq, these conditions make companies and business position to do so withdraw from the competition to distance themselves from the pressures of spoilers Vtwol contracts to companies weak Aehmha reputation of the profession and the company.

He called for the need to focus on transparency, dealing with major companies in order to take their role in building the country and when there are qualified professional at the head of government institutions. And confirms that the private sector is a real partner in supporting the Government as the executive arm in the economic equation.

It is also useful to note some important recommendations made by the President of the Iraqi National Business Council (morning): As stressed the need to change and mature mechanism of contract on the basis of mutual trust between the contracting parties and not to re-tender excuse, but legal announce the presence of all the competing companies and the Inspector General at the Ministry.

The symposium recommended the development of a list of private and professional conduct issued according to assets and through cooperation between the Integrity Commission and the parties concerned with the private sector.

It is important recommendations put clear mechanisms for the detection of cases of corruption and processed in coordination between the regulators and the relevant official bodies concerned with the private sector. It also included recommendations to develop a system of tenders and contracts and building according to the principles of transparency to ensure the establishment of competition and equal opportunities in accordance with market standards. And thus contributed to the symposium put points on the letters and I have cases of corruption and ways of treatment and thus should have such seminars of interest by the media to improve the level of awareness in the fight against corruption.

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