Transparency international world corruption index Download this data 2011 rank Country / Territory CPI 2011 Score CPI 2010 Score CPI 2009 Score CPI 2008 Score 164 Yemen 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.3 164 Cambodia 2.1 2.1 2 1.8 164 Guinea 2.1 2 1.8 1.6 164 Kyrgyzstan 2.1 2 1.9 1.8 168 Libya 2.0 2.2 2.5 2.6 … Continue reading
Written by Mohammed Nasr on Monday, 12 December 2011 17:38 Media Center of Youth Revolution Studies & Economic Media Center (SEMC) announced adaptation for theTransparency and Information disclosure Award in the private, public institutions and civil society according to criteria and mechanisms developed by a group of experts in transparency and fighting corruption in Yemen. … Continue reading
by Jennifer Steil, Foreign Policy Journal, Fall 2011, Original Article HERE SANA’A — It’s 2009. Dust from the recent bombings still hangs in the warm air of Sa’dah, a city 113 miles north of Yemen’s capital, just shy of the frontier with Saudi Arabia and the vast desert known as the Empty Quarter. A five-year-old girl stands crying … Continue reading
The Government of Yemen’s mid-term review of its 2006– 2010 Development Plan for Poverty Reduction (DPPR) reveals a failure to reach the set development goals. Although the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) is charged with disbursing foreign aid, obstacles lie at a much higher level. Effective reform would threaten elite corruption and dismantle … Continue reading
Original post HERE Posted Jan. 01, 2008: A Yemeni Parliamentary committee issued a report in 2006 naming 26 persons who illegally profited from land confiscated in Aden following Yemen’s 1994 civil war. The list includes Members of Parliament and the Shoura Council, military and security force commanders, current and former judges and ministers. The Parliamentary … Continue reading
8 Jun 2011 Yemen According to CNN International, Yemen’s largest cell phone network by subscribers Yemen Mobile Telephone Company (more commonly known as SabaFon), has been ordered to close down by President Saleh. According to an official from the Ministry of Communications, the order came as a result of unpaid fines and unspecified violations over the last … Continue reading
The programme will be implemented by contractual service providers on performance-based and results oriented contracts. These will include pre-selected public institutions such as the Yemen Geological Survey and Mineral Resources Board and Yemen Standardization, Metrology and Quality Control Organization, and competitively-selected private sector entities such as NGOs, producers’ associations, engineering firms, micro-finance banks and training institutes. … Continue reading
Despite the threat of a fine or five years in jail, Yemen’s cultural artefacts are still being illegally sold and trafficked out of the country. And the lack of security at archaeological sites means the problem is getting worse.
Exemptions for the poor are only given to a very small extend. This is due to the underfunding of public facilities and the low moral of staff that did not increase by topping up their salaries from the cost-sharing income. In the afternoons, the same staff earns in the grey market or shadow economy of … Continue reading
Papathanassiou, CEO of Military Equipment to Yemen, Libya & Other Locations On January 7, 2010, Ioannis Papathanassiou entered a guilty plea on behalf of his company, Taipan Enterprises, Ltd., for attempting to illegally broker the sale of weapons, night vision goggles, and other military equipment to Yemen, Libya, Chile and other countries. Taipan was ordered … Continue reading
A scheme involving unlawful money lending or “loan sharking” dismantled by U.S authorities.”Yemeni expatriates in need of cash were introduced to Kramer, Neil S. Kramer, a New York attorney who provided loans ranging in amounts from $5,000 to $100,000. In return, the borrowers were required to sign a “confession of judgment,” wherein the debtor “confesses” an amount due … Continue reading
Many observers have noted that the current tax regime makes doing business in Yemen extremely difficult. In its “Doing Business 2008″ report, the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) indicated that entrepreneurs must make 32 tax payments per year, spend 248 hours on tax-related activities, and pay 41.4 percent of gross profits in taxes. Yemen … Continue reading
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Halliburton: A Case Study in International Bribery Original article posted HERE 9/9/08 The News… ”Albert Jackson Stanley now lies at the center of a widening scandal in the oil industry that has implications for corporations and governments across the globe. Stanley’s case is the first in what federal officials believe will be a string of … Continue reading
via Youtube user Haank9999 Rare video showing Yemen police (Amn Merkezi-Central Security) taking a bribe of 200 YR after asking for a license for the load on a truck, the truck driver protested he did not need a license and understood that the officer only wanted money. After giving the money, he drove off without problem, … Continue reading
This was filmed in Republic of Yemen, Aden, police were paid bribes and arrived with mafia elements of the Belediyah and fire live on a tourist construction project. As explained in the previous video, Yemen Aden Mafia, elements in the Belediyah took bribes and first imprisoned the Manager. (The large amount of money paid by … Continue reading
Yemen’s Saleh decrees ‘general amnesty’ Contentious pardon comes as fighting between Shia Houthis and Sunni Salafis reportedly grips northern Saada province. Last Modified: 27 Nov 2011 Via Al Jazeera original article HERE Ali Abdullah Saleh has pardoned Yemenis who “committed errors during the crisis” that has rocked the country since January and killed hundreds of people, … Continue reading
Pres. Ali Abdallah SALIH Vice Pres. Abd al-Rab Mansur HADI, Maj. Gen. Prime Min. Ali Muhammad MUJAWWAR Dep. Prime Min. for Economic Affairs Abd al-Karim Ismail al-ARHABI Dep. Prime Min. for Local Authority Affairs Sadiq Amin ABU RAS Dep. Prime Min. for Security & Defense Affairs Rashad Muhammad al-ALIMI Min. of Agriculture & Irrigation Mansur … Continue reading
26/11/2011 - Sahwa Net- Germany has imposed an asset freeze and travel ban on some senior Yemeni officials, Gulf media reports said. The reports said that some of those officials are receiving treatment in Berlin. The reports said that Germany issued arrest warrant against some officials, pointing out that some officials have large assets in German Banks. They said that … Continue reading
Yemen bought $95 mil from Serbian arms dealer Tesic in 09 by Jane Novak at 10:08 pm on Friday, November 4, 2011 Everybody is wondering where the new arms shipment came from; if missiles, I was thinking North Korea; otherwise eastern Europe. Most Yemenis think Saudi Arabia, probably the only country willing to extend credit to the … Continue reading
Amnesty: why the pen is mightier than the sword Gemma Kappala-Ramsamy The Observer, Sunday 27 November 2011 Fatima Hussein Badi, 48, housewife, Yemen Convicted after an unfair trial, Fatima was sentenced to death in 2001 for the murder of her husband, Hamoud Ali al-Jalal. After the murder was committed, police reportedly questioned her for more than … Continue reading
Government Corruption and Transparency The law provides criminal penalties for official corruption; however, the government did not implement the law effectively,and officials frequently engaged in corrupt practices with impunity. The World Bank’s Worldwide Governance Indicators reflected that there is a serious corruption problem, and aperception of corruption in every branch and level of government was … Continue reading
Original article on LIVELEAKS HERE Not to be outdone by Western thugs rioting and looting, the Yemen government organizes its own riot and looting of its opponents businesses in the capital Sanaa. In they go jumping on everything and breaking whatever they can, stealing whatever is useful. On Friday morning while most inhabitants of the … Continue reading
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Training the Guardians of Seiyun Museum by : Teresa Gedi 08/03/2010 The French Center for Archaeology and Social Sciences (CEFAS) recently held a training…. The French Center for Archaeology and Social Sciences (CEFAS) recently held a training session at the National Museum in Sana’a for members of the Seiyun Museum Conservation Committee. The training, funded by the … Continue reading
Reference id aka Wikileaks id #227659 ? Subject New Crude Oil Sales Mechanism Sparks Tribal Rivalry Origin Embassy Sanaa (Yemen) Cable time Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:36 UTC Classification CONFIDENTIAL Source http://wikileaks.org/cable/2009/09/09SANAA1782.html References 09SANAA1549, 09SANAA1617 History First published on Thu, 1 Sep 2011 23:24 UTC VZCZCXYZ0000 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHYN #1782/01 2731336 ZNY CCCCC ZZH R 301336Z SEP … Continue reading
Reference id aka Wikileaks id #228467 ? Subject Tale Of Two Hospitals Highlights Royg’s Misplaced Fiscal Priorities Origin Embassy Sanaa (Yemen) Cable time Tue, 6 Oct 2009 05:38 UTC Classification CONFIDENTIAL Source http://wikileaks.org/cable/2009/10/09SANAA1832.html Referenced by 10SANAA385 History First published on Thu, 1 Sep 2011 23:24 UTC (original) Modified on Thu, 8 Sep 2011 13:29 UTC (diff from original) VZCZCXYZ0024 … Continue reading
(Google Translate Version – Original text in AR below) – Original Text HERE Signed by representatives of the GPC and the JMP on the operational mechanism of the Gulf Initiative on Wednesday in the Saudi capital Riyadh after the signing of President Ali Abdullah Saleh on the Gulf initiative to resolve the political crisis in … Continue reading
Original Article HERE By: Thomas Fox In October, the Wall Street Journal reported that the (US Department of Justice) DOJ was investigating allegations of possible bribery in Yemen by Schlumberger Ltd., in connect with Schlumberger’s 2002 agreement with the Yemen government to create a national exploration data-bank for the country’s oil industry. The allegations involve a foreign business representative, … Continue reading
Reference id aka Wikileaks id #33105 ? Subject Royg Insiders Increasingly Frustrated With Saleh Clan Origin Embassy Sanaa (Yemen) Cable time Mon, 23 May 2005 14:26 UTC Classification SECRET Source http://wikileaks.org/cable/2005/05/05SANAA1352.html References 05SANAA966 Referenced by 05SANAA1511, 05SANAA1571 History First published on Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:56 UTC (original) Modified on Thu, 1 Sep 2011 23:24 UTC (diff from original) Modified … Continue reading
Reference id aka Wikileaks id #250222 ? Subject Gok To Encourage Yemen Reform At Riyadh Meeting Origin Embassy Kuwait (Kuwait) Cable time Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:22 UTC Classification CONFIDENTIAL Source http://wikileaks.org/cable/2010/02/10KUWAIT160.html References 10STATE16107 Referenced by 10RIYADH225 History First published on Thu, 1 Sep 2011 23:24 UTC (original) Modified on Thu, 8 Sep 2011 13:29 UTC (diff from original) “the GOK … Continue reading
By Fatik Al-Rodaini We would be grateful if someone could submit a more official version of this text. GCC Proposal The agreement between Yemen’s ruling party and the opposition *Basic Principles The resolution of the agreement will lead to safety, security, stability and unity of Yemen. The agreement will achieve Yemen’s people ambitions in change … Continue reading
CIPE‘s new groundbreaking film, Destructive Beast, exposes the economic and social costs of corruption in Yemen. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Khadija al Salami, the 43-minute documentary film captures the toll that abuse of power, neglect, and bribery have taken on economic growth and development in a country already on the brink of collapse. Destructive Beast … Continue reading
A vast patronage network plays a key role in the governance strategy of Ali Abdullah Saleh, the president who has led Yemen for the past 30 years. This patronage system is one of the most important forms of corruption in Yemen and, as such, has likely contributed to Yemen’s weak economic growth and development.
Written By: Iscander al-Mamari Article Date: Oct 12, 2010 Studies & Economic Media Center (SEMC) revealed corruption scandals at Local Water Institution in Sa’adah province costing the government YR 100 million. Documents delivered by (SEMC) to the Supreme National Committee for Combating Corruptions claims that Institution’s administration gave tenders with high prices to contractors as trucks … Continue reading
Corruption widespread in Yemen, says study By Nasser Arrabyee, Correspondent Published: 00:00 August 25, 2006 Corruption is rampant in government departments in Yemen, according to a study. The study, conducted by two university professors, was aimed at making candidates of presidential and local elections aware of the problem of bribery and work their electoral programmes to … Continue reading
via Yemen Observer Written By: Abdul-Aziz Oudah Article Date: Dec 29, 2010 The Supreme National Authority for Combating Corruption “SNACC” has referred one of the suspects in the corruption case of the High Authority for Drugs and a number of officials in some institutions to prosecution in coordination with the Criminal Investigation Department. The charges include … Continue reading
The WikiLeaks cables show clearly that the Yemeni government diverted U.S. and British counterterrorism funding to fight its domestic rebels. BY ELLEN KNICKMEYER | DECEMBER 7, 2010 Original Article HERE BEIRUT—Yemen’s government repeatedly diverted U.S.- and British-supported counterterrorism fighters from their intended use against al Qaeda to fight a purely domestic opposition group, taking the Yemeni commandos … Continue reading
Reference id aka Wikileaks id #244417 ? Subject Yemen Budget Transparency For Section 7086(c) Compliance Origin Embassy Sanaa (Yemen) Cable time Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:20 UTC Classification UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Source http://wikileaks.org/cable/2010/01/10SANAA106.html References 09SANAA1528, 10STATE1923 History First published on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:21 UTC (original) Modified on Thu, 1 Sep 2011 23:24 UTC (diff from original) It … Continue reading
Reference id aka Wikileaks id #244426 ? Subject Royg Requests U.s. Funding For Top Ten Economic Priorities Consultancy Origin Embassy Sanaa (Yemen) Cable time Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:45 UTC Classification UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Source http://wikileaks.org/cable/2010/01/10SANAA107.html References 09SANAA1549 Referenced by 10SANAA380 History First published on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:21 UTC (original) Modified on Thu, 1 Sep … Continue reading
SNAAC = The Supreme Authority of Anti-Corruption in Yemen Reference id aka Wikileaks id #245736 ? Subject 2010 Investment Climate Statement – Republic Of Yemen Origin Embassy Sanaa (Yemen) Cable time Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:44 UTC Classification UNCLASSIFIED Source http://wikileaks.org/cable/2010/01/10SANAA178.html History First published on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:21 UTC (original) Modified on Thu, 1 Sep 2011 23:24 UTC (diff … Continue reading
The banking system provides an indicator of the total size of the major economic elites, and of which groups are most likely to have access to credit in the country. In a 2010 report, An Assessment of the Status of the National Credit Reporting System in Yemen, the Arab Credit Reporting Initiative estimated that 800,000 … Continue reading
President Barak Obama was perfectly aware of the grave Human Trafficking issues, especially for children, in Yemen - there are many, many reports by U.S. government agencies – some posted HERE President Barak Obama was equally aware that children are trafficked into the Saleh Regime forces - as shown our previous post HERE. “children have been conscripted into … Continue reading
Despite a 1991 law that stipulates that recruits to the armed forces must be at least 18 years of age, and assertions by the government that the military is in compliance with these laws, credible reports exist that children have been conscripted into official government armed forces – as well as into government-allied tribal militias … Continue reading
U.S. BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR: Yemen 2010 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Published by Freedomhouse.org 27th Oct 2011 Threatened by sectarian rebels in the north, a political protest movement in the south (the Southern Movement), and increased activity by the terrorist network Al-Qaeda within its borders, the embattled Yemeni government has engaged in a massive crackdown on the media since early 2009. As a result, journalists in … Continue reading
YPC issues the third and fourth performance reports of the parliament 2011-09-07 Private – YPWatch The Yemen Polling Center (YPC) issues its report on the parliament performance during the period from September 2010- May 2011 including an evaluation for the parliament performance during the period of public revolution outbreak, the imbalances in the mode of … Continue reading
Latin Node also had dealings with TeleYemen, a government-owned carrier in Yemen, through an unnamed agent, who could “facilitate” an interconnection agreement. He could obtain favorable rates because of close relationships with the son of Ali Abdullah Saleh, the President of Yemen, and because he paid “commissions” to officials of TeleYemen. In March 2004, … Continue reading
Agential Impediments to Change There is a divide between Yemen’s formal political and technocratic elite (irrespective of party membership), and the power elite (President Saleh and his inner circle), regarding the perceptions of threat facing the country: The formal elite perceive the most fundamental cause of Yemen’s problems in strongly agential terms. 75 percent of questionnaire participants nominated … Continue reading
Higher Institute for the Internationalisation of the Law in the Hague published a report in 2010 demonstrating the different indicators on the state of the rule of law in Yemen.
INSAN 2010 Yemen has already ratified the 1956 United Nations Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery. In addition, Article 24 of the Yemeni Constitution guarantees equal rights to all citizens, and under Article 29 of the very same document, forced labor is strictly prohibited. Article 248 of the Yemen Penal Code criminalizes and sentences any … Continue reading
Yemen’s 2007 Tender Law brought the potential for a significant increase in openness and transparency across the public sector. However, the Government of Yemen does not publish an official gazette or public procurement bulletins to provide information on advertisements and tender notices. Interested contractors must obtain this information from local newspapers or through direct contacts … Continue reading
Land Equity International proposition on “Developing Effective Policy and Planning in Yemen” elaborated during the FIG working week in Marocco in May 2011. FIG is the premier international organization representing the interests of surveyors worldwide. It is a federation of the national member associations and covers the whole range of professional fields within the global surveying community. … Continue reading
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 An international survey shows that Russian and Chinese firms are the most likely to pay bribes while operating abroad. Berlin-based organization Transparency International issued its latest Bribe Payers’ Index Wednesday. It says Russia is at the bottom of the list of 28 countries prone to paying bribes, while China ranks 27th. … Continue reading
SANAA, 17 March 2010 (IRIN) – What mechanisms are in place to ensure that international aid reaches its intended recipients in Yemen rather than corrupt officials? How effective has aid delivery been hitherto? These are some of the questions aid workers and analysts have been asking as instability looms in the wake of widespread political … Continue reading
September 28, 2011 – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announced today that its emergency activities in Saada governorate were suspended on 26 September. On 15 September, the Executive Council in charge of humanitarian affairs in Saada announced new conditions under which all humanitarian and non governmental organisations have to work in this region. These new conditions include … Continue reading
What is 1206? Section 1206 of the United States National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2006, as amended and regularly extended, provides the Secretary of Defense with authority to train and equip foreign military forces for two specified purposes—counterterrorism and stability operations—and foreign maritime security forces for counterterrorism operations. The Department of Defense (DOD) … Continue reading
Anyone else wondering if they heeded their own words? Recommendations: In light of the above concerns about the Yemeni Armed Forces’ use of U.S. security assistance against the Houthis, the USG should develop a more robust end-use monitoring regime for Yemen, and for any other country where there is ongoing armed conflict in which U.S.-provided … Continue reading
Obscured by the ongoing and escalating political violence in Yemen much more structural andinsidious conflict is taking place related to land and water (SAS, 2010). Eighty percent of disputes in Yemen are land-related (USAID, 2010).The country does not have a system for authenticating title deeds and land documents (formalor customary), a condition that creates space for fraud and results in land … Continue reading
20, November, 2011 Much has been written in Yemen about corruption since it seems that corruption has become the system in vigor in Yemen. As anti-corruption activists report that violations have risen in Yemen’s oil industry in 2011, resignations by parliamentarians who have joined the anti-government protests are presenting an obstacle to reform. The coalition named … Continue reading
http://www.dpmc-ye.com/ Key personnel at DPMC Name Title Mr. Mohsin Ali Mohsin Chairman of the Board Mr. Ismail Ahmed Ismail General Manager Mr. Abdulbasit Ishak Managing Director Mr. Saleh Al-Siyyadi Head of Operations Mr. Majid Dallag Head of Public Relation Mr. Shouqi Abdul Hag M. … Continue reading
By publishing the list of “The who’s who of the extraction industry in Yemen!” Emails of Companies operating in Yemen: http://stickypaste.com/view/46100955 Yemen EITI Chairman Dr Mohammed S. Mokbel General Manager of the Planning Department Ministry of Oil and Minerals PO Box 81 Sana’a, Republic of Yemen Tel: 967-1-213139 Email: moh208550@yahoo.com EITI National Coordinator Mohammed Al-Najjar E-mail: … Continue reading
According to one of our sources : Sahra Consulting : Owned by Rashid Alkaff, former Minister of Oil in Yemen. http://www.sahraconsulting.com
The United Nations has designated the first Monday of October every year as World Habitat Day. This year, World Habitat Day will be celebrated on 3 October 2011 On this Habitat Day, the popular movement for change still rages in Yemen, where land theft and corruption by the ruling elite figure also on the long … Continue reading
Yemen 2009 During this period the Yemeni government was fighting Houthi rebels in the country’s north. MSF decided to include the conflict and its consequences in its annual “top 10 humanitarian crises”. Yemen’s response was to suspend authorisation for all MSF activities throughout the country. Yemen offered a deal. MSF could resume operations but only … Continue reading
Written By: Hasan Al-Zaidi (YEMEN POST STAFF) Article Date: March 31, 2008 In a symposium organized by Al-Tagheer.net, economic experts stressed that government should bring the agreement relating to operating and developing Aden Container Terminal before parliament for discussion, and demanded it to act responsibly with this issue because the terminal is of vital economic importance to … Continue reading
Written By: Iscander al-Mamari Article Date: Oct 12, 2010 – 9:50:22 AM Studies & Economic Media Center (SEMC) revealed corruption scandals at Local Water Institution in Sa’adah province costing the government YR 100 million. Documents delivered by (SEMC) to the Supreme National Committee for Combating Corruptions claims that Institution›s administration gave tenders with high prices to … Continue reading
Written By: Hasan Al-Zaidi ( YEMEN POST STAFF ) Article Date: February 18, 2008 A report by Agriculture, Irrigation and Fish Wealth Committee at Parliament revealed gross violations by the Supreme Committee for Privatization while selling the General Corporation for increasing genetically improved seeds as the real value was estimated at YR 1.8 billion while it … Continue reading
Too little, too late? United Nations Global Compact Case story: Nexen’s Yemen scholarship programme – Developing an educational legacy while promoting transparency and equal opportunity in a host country P.86
7.06.2010 E.V. Gudzenchuk, General Director of Zarubezhvodstroy, who is also the head of Russian-Yemeni Business Council, led the 6th session of the regular Joint Russian-Yemeni and Yemeni-Russian Business Councils on the 7th of June of current year. The meeting was attended by Mr. Mohamed Al-Hilali, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Yemen in the … Continue reading
GASCITIES LLC launches ‘Yemen Gas City’ in the presence of H.E. Yemeni Sharjah, September 2009 GASCITIES Ltd, a joint venture company established between Dana Gas PJSC and Crescent Petroleum for the express purpose of introducing and developing a unique ‘Gas City’ concept, today announced that it has reached an agreement with the Yemeni Government to … Continue reading
http://www.escwa.un.org/ FDI flows to Yemen registered a meagre $415.5 million in 2008, down from nearly $917 million in 2007. In addition to security concerns, the dwindling FDI inflows can be attributed to the international economic crisis, particularly its impact on oil prices. Tighter credit conditions worldwide and lower oil prices have reduced both the capacity … Continue reading
Chiara Onassis | 20 November 2011 | Al-Saleh Mosque in Yemen, SANA’A: Al-Saleh Mosque was inaugurated in 2008 after several years of construction and several dozens of millions of dollars was immediately called an historical landmark by the President’s loyalists, as they said that its architectural “prouèsses” were a tribute to the president’s greatness. For others, … Continue reading
Original article here TransGlobe is a Canadian-based, publicly traded, oil exploration and production company whose activities are located in two geographic areas, the Arab Republic of Egypt (“Egypt”) and the Republic of Yemen (“Yemen”). Egypt and Yemen include all the Company’s exploration, development and production of crude oil. The recent political instability in Egypt and … Continue reading
Kuwait Energy Current Assets & Projects 1- NABRAJAH BLOCK 43 Location Yemen, Masilah Basin Area 933 km2 Type Onshore Blocks Exploration and Development license containing the Nabrajah Oil Field Operator DNO International (56.67%) KEC Interest 28.33% (revenue interest) Other Participants The Yemen Company (TYC) (15%) Acquisition date 2008 Contract Type PSA Contract Expiry April 2025 Related Photo : 2- Block 15: Location Eastern coast, Yemen Area 10,043 … Continue reading
Austria OMV OMV (Yemen Block S 2) Exploration GmbH OMV (YEMEN) Al Mabar Exploration GmbH OMV (YEMEN) South Sanau Exploration GmbH
Supplier: Gallo Oil (Jersey) Ltd E-mail: Not Known Supplier: Brothers for Agencies and Oil Services Tel: +967 1 263601 Supplier: Alfaisal for Business Corporation Tel: +967 712 900000 Fax: +967 1 411911 E-mail: Yes - Contact Supplier Office Address: Sana’a SA Yemen
Agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing (ISIC A-B) 559,102,394,693 Mining, Manufacturing, Utilities (ISIC C-E) … Continue reading
1- The total secrecy surrounding the production, extraction, exportation and refining of oil in the absence of any explanatory notes on how the state’s resources are being assessed in such an important sector. 2- Failure to give any clarifications is against international accounting standards and criteria on how to estimate revenues including transparency in extractive … Continue reading
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SANA’A, Oct. 12 — As anti-corruption activists report that violations have risen in Yemen’s oil industry in 2011, resignations by parliamentarians who have joined the anti-government protests are presenting an obstacle to reform. The coalition named The National Coalition against Oil and Gas Suspicious Deals consists of 21 parliamentarian members, businessmen, Oil engineers, lawyers and … Continue reading
Yemen scores very weakly on all indicators related to civil society organisations, media and access to information in the Global Integrity Index 2006. The Association Law forbids CSOs from engaging in any political activities and all unlicensed demonstrations have been banned by the Minister of Interior in October 2007. In 2004, about 2,500 CSOs were officially registered. Yemen’s … Continue reading
Elite competition Politics in Yemen are highly personalized. Decades of patronage-based politics, designed to appease the military and tribes, have created elaborate networks of patronage and corruption that bypass or overlay government institutions. As head of state, President Ali Abdullah Saleh straddles both formal and informal power structures, and has attempted to balance a range of competing interests according … Continue reading
More than 4 in 10 struggled to afford food for their families in the past year November 8, 2011 by Richard Burkholder WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yemenis see their economy at a near standstill after months of violence and political instability. Fewer than 1 in 10 Yemenis described local economic conditions as good in late July and … Continue reading
Internet filtering in the Republic of Yemen has begun to target political and news Web sites and continues to target a broad scope of pornography, GLBT content, and content that presents a critical view of Islam. Despite the wide range of content censored, however, the depth of filtering in Yemen is inconsistent; many users of … Continue reading
ATTN: This report assumes that there is no corruption.
Technip, a leader in oil and gas project management, in association with Hawk International, has been awarded by Total E&P Yemen, a lump sum turnkey contract for the Kharir Power Plant Project. The Kharir field is located in the Block 10 of East Shabwa, Yemen. The project covers the engineering, procurement, supply, construction, pre-commissioning, and … Continue reading
Accountability and an end to corruption are major challenges in Yemen. The Mission is especially concerned that in the eyes of many Yemenis the judiciary lacks credibility and legitimacy. The Mission is of the view that calls for investigations and prosecutions will be undermined unless urgent measures are undertaken to ensure the independence and integrity … Continue reading
Weak government capacity is further undermined by widespread corruption that exacerbates this disparity, and the availability of services is overwhelmed by the growing population pressure. The result is disillusionment, a deteriorating 6standard of living, and growing tensions between underserved regions and the central government.
In February 2010, Yemen made a high-level political commitment to work with the FATF and MENAFATF to address its strategic AML/CFT deficiencies. The FATF has determined that certain strategic deficiencies remain. Yemen should continue to work on implementing its action plan to address these deficiencies, including by: (1) establishing and implementing adequate procedures to identify and … Continue reading
International Monetary Fund – September 14, 2011
Validation Report for Yemen This is the report of the 2010 Validation of the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Yemen. The report represents the first EITI validation exercise in Yemen. A consortium led by Coffey International Development, in association with PKF Accountants & Busines Advisers, conducted the validation. Yemen was designated as EITI Compliant on … Continue reading
The officer said that a portion of the goods that were donated by Gulf countries and the United Nations and were supposed to be delivered to IDPs was in fact distributed to soldiers fighting the rebels in the war zones. The mission of the goods went from easing the suffering of the victims of war … Continue reading
Abdulwahab Alkebsi, Christopher Boucek (Christopher passed away Nov. 2, and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and his two little girls) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 – WASHINGTON, D.C. Corruption is the root cause of Yemen’s stagnant growth, which threatens the country’s future and wastes vital resources, time, and human capabilities on a national level. … Continue reading
CORRUPTION CHALLENGES IN YEMEN http://blip.tv/play/AYKViWYA With the recent influx of international assistance to Yemen, partnerships between civil society and government oversight bodies, such as the Supreme National Authority for Combating Corruption (SNACC), have become critical to advancing anti-corruption efforts and increasing transparency. In 2009, an anti-corruption program that involved SNACC and civil society groups was … Continue reading
by Jane Novak at 6:06 am on Thursday, August 16, 2007 Tourism is shot, the port isn’t under construction yet, and the fisheries are doing very poorly indeed. Yemen Times Although Yemen has a long coastline stretching for over 2000 kilometers across the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Arab Sea, Yemen’s marine wealth has been facing … Continue reading
Why is Yemen’s presidential family loaded up with millions of dollars in D.C. real estate? BY KEN SILVERSTEIN | OCTOBER 18, 2011 Shortly after being named one of the three winners of the Nobel Peace Prize this month, Yemeni activist Tawakkul Karman said that if embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh is driven from power, investigators should immediately … Continue reading
by Jane Novak at 9:05 pm on Saturday, June 19, 2010 Huge losses to the Yemeni treasury, I wonder who got the graft? In 2006 the South Korean delegation came home crowing about the excellent deal with Yemen. After recently threatening to renegotiate the contracts, Yemen now says it will stand by them. This is a very … Continue reading
by Jane Novak at 1:09 am on Thursday, September 3, 2009 A spot on report: Corruption, the government cannot survive without it. The Houthi rebellion, Southern uprising and al Qaeda’s increasing infiltration are all rooted in corruption. The Yemeni regime is structurally reliant on corruption. Its a mafia more than a government. SANAA, Sept 2 (Reuters) – A … Continue reading
Yemen Corporation for Cement Industry & Marketing (YCC) A widening investigation corruption in Yemen’s cement industry is underway, the head of the country’s Supreme National Anti-Corruption Commission revealed. – might be interesting to look into this: YCC is a public corporation which established in 1983 directs the three plants Bajil, Amran and Al-Barah. The aim … Continue reading
General Assembly resolution 58/4 of 31 October 2003 United Nations Convention against Corruption The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 55/61 of 4 December 2000, in which it established an ad hoc committee for the negotiation of an effective international legal instrument against corruption and requested the Secretary-General to convene an intergovernmental open-ended expert group to … Continue reading
07 Feb 2011 - Port Planning and Environment The Wikileaks cable reveals that the DPI award of the Port of Aden was awarded on the “whim” of Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh. A new Wikileaks cable reveals that Yemen’s President personally intervened during the Port of Aden tender process DPI was awarded the tender, even though … Continue reading
Overall Score: 54 World Rank: 127 73.7 Business Freedom avg 64.3 45.0 Investment Freedom avg 50.2 81.6 Trade Freedom avg. 74.8 30.0 Financial Freedom avg 48.5 83.2 Fiscal Freedom avg. 76.3 30.0 Property Rights avg 43.6 44.5 Government Spending avg. 63.9 21.0 Fdm. from Corruption avg 40.5 82.3 Monetary Freedom avg. 73.4 50.9 Labor Freedom avg … Continue reading
Fostering Oil Sector Transparency in Yemen South-South Knowledge Exchange Hub Printing Date: 19 November 2011 Report Permalink: http://wbi.worldbank.org/sske/result-story/1722 Source: http://wbi.worldbank.org/sske Providing Country(ies): Kazakhstan Recipient Country(ies): Yemen, Republic of Summary: Sector(s): Energy and Mining Funding Source: Other Start Date: March 31st, 2010 End Date: December 31st, 2010 Last Updated: July 21st, 2011 The Extractive Industries Transparency … Continue reading
For more information click HERE Contract Description Total US$* Signing Date Project Name Proc. Group* Amendment for the contract of the Acting Director of the VTP 0.067 10-JUL-2011 RY-Second Vocational Training Project CS Executive Secretary to the PMT. 0.004 01-JUL-2011 Healthy Motherhood JSDF CS Veterinary Institute Training Program (Vet. Technicians Training Program & Vet. Assistants … Continue reading
The most common form of administrative corruption in Yemen is the taking of a bribe by a government employee. http://www.globalsecurity.org/ The combination of the absence of strong state institutions and the presence of a fragmented elite in Yemen have given rise to a bandit state in which predatory elites are encouraged to appropriate state resources … Continue reading
About one in three say government doing enough to fight graft by Julie Ray and Richard Burkholder June 9, 2011 WASHINGTON, D.C. — While it is uncertain what government will emerge in Yemen as President Ali Abdullah Saleh recovers in Saudi Arabia from serious injuries, Gallup surveys amid the recent unrest suggest Yemenis want to see … Continue reading
Exposing Yemen’s Corruption Description نستعرض هنا بعض فضائح الفساد التي ارتكبها النظام بحق الشعب اليمني خلال 33 سنة مضت, الفساد الذي أدى لتدهور اقتصاد البلد يوماً بعد يوم حتى شارف على الانهيار. جرائم فساد النظام اليمني كثيرة وكبيره, منها ماتم اكتشافه ومنها مازال في طي الكتمان حتى يأذن الله بكشفه في الايام القادمه, وبما أن … Continue reading
