Wednesday, 5 September 2012

Corruption and cronyism hinder Kurdistan - FT.com

The Kurdish city of Erbil in the north of Iraq is often described as “the new Dubai” because of its booming development since the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003.
But beyond the gleaming new suburbs, five-star hotels and flashy cars lies an ancient city in which critics say corruption remains a problem and the lines dividing government and business are unhealthily blurred.

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