19.05.2011                      15.Ijar, 5771                      Tag 30 des Omer

Weltbank:

PA nepotism receding, but prosecution poor

World Bank on corruption among Palestinian Authority officials: Doing well in managing public finances and reducing nepotism in civil service hiring, but failing to prosecute most senior officials suspected of dipping into the public coffers.

The Palestinian Authority gets mixed grades from the World Bank on corruption among its officials: It's doing well in managing public finances and reducing nepotism in civil service hiring, the institution said yesterday. But the PA failed to prosecute most senior officials suspected of dipping into the public coffers.
A good governance certificate is vital for West Bank-based Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad as his government relies on hundreds of millions of dollars in donor money every year. Fayyad is seeking more than $4.8 billion in international aid over the next three years, including nearly $1.5 billion this year….