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April 2007

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The Ethicist on perceptions of corruption

Ethics, integrity and corruption are all about human behaviour. Thus Transparency International’s (TI) mission- to create change towards a world free of corruption- can best be addressed by asking how to change people’s patterns of behaviour. Randy Cohen’s weekly column for The New York Times, “The Ethicist”, provides a glimpse into the intrinsic beliefs of individuals; beliefs that convey a society’s general perceptions on ethics, values and behaviour. More importantly, they say a lot about the possibilities of altering behaviour. >> read more

interview of the month

Enery Quinones, Chief Compliance Officer, EBRD

The blacklisting of German engineering company Lahmeyer International by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has been widely celebrated as the first case of cross-debarment. Debarment of firms from projects undertaken by multilateral development banks is hailed as a powerful incentive for them to improve their compliance policies. Transparency Watch talked to Ms. Enery Quinones, the EBRD’s Chief Compliance Officer on the debarment of Laymeyer and about the Bank’s work with private firms in increasing transparency and integrity. >> read more

Anti-Corruption Work Around the World

corruption in the news

The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and the Organisation of American States (OAS) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding in to implement anti-corruption measures in their work. >> read more

Transparence-International France (TI France) puts issues of anti-corruption and transparency high on the national agenda by engaging presidential candidates ahead of the 2007 elections. >> read more

The website Farmsubsidy.org provides information on how the European Union allocates its subsidies, empowering citizens to hold their governments accountable for money received. >> read more

The trial of media mogul Lord Conrad Black on 17 criminal charges of tax evasion, obstruction of justice, money laundering, racketeering and fraud began on 20 March. >> read more

The murder of Pakistan’s coach during the cricket World Cup brought the question of corruption in sports back into the international limelight. >> read more

The United States (US) Congress is investigating the dismissal of seven US attorneys for political motivations. >> read more

News from the Anti-Corruption Movement
Reports from Transparency International’s national chapters, members and Secretariat. Click here to read this month's highlights. >> read more

Corruption in Quotes
"I made one wrong move in my career, now it has tarnished my reputation. I fully regret what I did. Football has been my life, but it has taken me down now.’" >> read more