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Iraq selects teams of ex-US Treasury Department officials to reform bank, following US pressure campaign

Rafidain bank sign.
Rafidain bank sign. © Steve Whyte/Alamy Stock Photo
Chip Poncy and his ex-government colleagues in K2 Integrity's Washington office have been meeting Iraqi officials to discuss changes to the financial sector. Now they have been tasked with cleaning up Rafidain Bank, which has been at the centre of major corruption inquiries over the last year. [...]
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