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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)
Ben Lando of Iraq Oil Report
Thursday, November 1st, 2012

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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