TRACE (A leading anti-bribery training and compliance organization) where Khaled Saqqaf, special counsel, Head of the Corporate & Commercial department in both the Jordan & Iraq offices, presented during their Annual Member Forum in Washington D.C.

The title, ‘Anti-Corruption Challenges in Iraq & Afghanistan', dealt with the major challenges Iraq faces in combating corruption. In part 1, Khaled presented an overview of the main Iraqi laws and regulations relating to anti-corruption and the steps taken in 2008 to combat corruption (particularly Iraq's accession to the UNCAC), as well as reviewing Iraq's main anti-corruption bodies, and particularly how effective they are in performing their functions.