The Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance Unit at the College of Political Science in the University of Baghdad held its symposium entitled “The Iraqi Economy between Perceptions of Financial Corruption and Methods of Treatment,” under the patronage of the Dean of the College, Assistant Professor Dr. Adel Al-Budaiwi.
Assistant Professor Basma Khalil Namiq indicated during her management of the symposium that the Guidance Unit hosted the specialist in financial affairs at the Central Bank of Iraq, Dr. Mustafa Muhammad Ibrahim, in order to present his paper, which deals with two axes. The first is an overview of the Iraqi economy, which is defined by several economic indicators, the components of which are the general budget , which is approved every year by the House of Representatives to be implementable by the Ministry of Finance. As for the second axis, it includes financial corruption, which is understood as a global phenomenon that all societies suffer from, as financial corruption is a broad concept that cannot be contained in a single definition and ultimately leads to damage to society in a direct or indirect way.
The symposium reached several recommendations in order to address financial corruption in Iraq, the most prominent of which is real will, staying away from partisanship and favoritism, and imposing strict laws and applying them in a correct and real manner.
