Central Auditing Organization (CAO)
Egypt’s auditor to be questioned on judiciary insult January 31
Egypt
January 26, 2016
Egypt’s auditor to be questioned on judiciary insult January 31
Central Auditing Organization chief Hesham Geneina will be interrogated on January 31 by a judge assigned by the Cairo Appeals…
Top prosecutor issues publishing ban in CAO corruption report case
Egypt
January 20, 2016
Top prosecutor issues publishing ban in CAO corruption report case
Top prosecutor Nabil Sadeq issued a publishing ban decision on Wednesday over the investigations conducted in a report issued by…
Parliament approves decree empowering presidency to remove watchdogs amid Geneina controversy
Egypt
January 18, 2016
Parliament approves decree empowering presidency to remove watchdogs amid Geneina controversy
The House of Representatives approved a 2015 presidential decree on Sunday, which gives the presidency the authority to remove quasi-independent corruption…
Auditor’s corruption statements exaggerated: president-appointed panel
Egypt
January 12, 2016
Auditor’s corruption statements exaggerated: president-appointed panel
A fact-finding committee formed by Egypt’s presidency has concluded that statements made in December by Hisham Geneina, head of the…
Investigators given reports of LE1 bn corruption losses in govt
Egypt
December 30, 2015
Investigators given reports of LE1 bn corruption losses in govt
A panel of investigators formed based on a decision by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has received reports of corruption within…
Presenter demands govt action on watchdog’s LE600 bn corruption statements
Egypt
December 25, 2015
Presenter demands govt action on watchdog’s LE600 bn corruption statements
A TV presenter has demanded the government comment on statements by Egypt’s chief auditor, which put funds squandered due to…
Hisham Geneina: There are attempts to fabricate an espionage charge against me
Egypt
August 1, 2015
Hisham Geneina: There are attempts to fabricate an espionage charge against me
Despite the recent controversy surrounding him and the serious charges against him, Hisham Geneina, head of the Central Auditing Organization,…
Tourist influx up by 16.5% in May 2015
Economy
July 26, 2015
Tourist influx up by 16.5% in May 2015
The number of incoming tourists to Egypt in May 2015 reached 894,600, compared to 768,200 in May 2014, indicating a…
Mounting indignance at auditing agency over recent presidential decree
Egypt
July 16, 2015
Mounting indignance at auditing agency over recent presidential decree
Anger is surging among members of Egypt’s financial auditing agency after the presidency had adopted a law, empowering it to…
Egypt’s chief auditor: I can’t be removed in new law
Egypt
July 13, 2015
Egypt’s chief auditor: I can’t be removed in new law
The head of Egypt’s Central Auditing Organization (CAO) has said that a law approved by the presidency two days ago…