IRAQ
 
Maliki Asserts Control Over Central Bank Of Iraq
 
By Walid Khadduri
 
The ousted Central Bank of Iraq Governor has rejected the charges of corruption and currency manipulation being leveled against him. His supporters see it as a smear campaign designed to give the Maliki government and his Da’wa Party control over central bank funds.
 
The Iraqi Council of Ministers has appointed the Chairman of the Board of Supreme Audit, ‘Abd al-Basit...