Q&A: Chief auditor and acting Central Bank head Abdulbasit Turki Saeed
In his first interview as interim head of the Central Bank, Iraq's lead auditor discusses the new KRG-Baghdad export agreement, as well as his priorities for the CBI.The president of the Iraqi federal Board of Supreme Audit, Abdulbasit Turki Saeed. (BEN LANDO/Iraq Oil Report)
BAGHDAD - The new rapprochement between Baghdad and the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region hinges on the ongoing settlement of competing financial claims – and both sides are calling on one man to be a primary arbiter.
Abdulbasit Turki Saeed runs the Board of Supreme Audit (BSA), a more than half-century-old institution that receives little public attention but plays a critical role as Iraq's financial watchdog.
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