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5
Nov
2012

Daily Corruption News: 5 November 2012

United States: HSBC warns money-laundering fines could top $1.5bn
The Guardian

HSBC is braced for fines from the US authorities of at least $1.5bn (£940m) – one of the largest in the financial services industry – for laundering billions of dollars, and warned on Monday that the final penalties could be even greater.

2
Nov
2012

Daily Corruption News: 2 November 2012

Greece: Greek journalist acquitted in Swiss accounts scandal
Reuters

A Greek journalist who published the names of more than 2,000 of his compatriots who held Swiss bank accounts was acquitted on Thursday in a case that touched a nerve over the role of tax evasion in the country's debt crisis.

1
Nov
2012

Daily Corruption News: 1 November 2012

Liberia: Liberia's Johnson Sirleaf defiant over nepotism and corruption claims
The Guardian

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the Liberian president, has dismissed allegations of corruption as rumours and innuendoes as she mounted a strong defence of her personal integrity.

31
Oct
2012

Daily Corruption News: 31 October 2012

Global: Barclays hit by fresh U.S. investigations
Reuters

Barclays, already rocked by an interest rate rigging scandal, unveiled new U.S. regulatory investigations into the bank's financial probity on Wednesday and said its profit was hit by charges for mis-selling insurance.

30
Oct
2012

Daily Corruption News: 30 October 2012

Brazil: Brazil gripped by anti-corruption battle
Financial Times (TI mention)

Normally, live coverage of events in Brazil is reserved for football matches. But in recent weeks, the law professors at the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), a Brazilian educational institution, have been running live commentary on something entirely different – the Mensalão (or big monthly allowance) case in the Supreme Court.

29
Oct
2012

Daily Corruption News: 29 October 2012

Ukraine: Ukraine elections hit by accusations of bribery and ballot stuffing
The Independent

The Ukranian President Viktor Yankovych was expected to retain his grip on the country's parliament following the country's elections yesterday amid accusations of intimidation, bribery and ballot stuffing and a strong challenge from the resurgent pro-Western opposition.

26
Oct
2012

Daily Corruption News: 26 October 2012

Italy: Italy’s Berlusconi sentenced to jail for tax fraud
Reuters

An Italian court on Friday sentenced former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to four years in jail for tax fraud in connection with the purchase of broadcasting rights by his Mediaset television company.

25
Oct
2012

Daily Corruption News: 25 October 2012

Ireland: Anti-corruption delays cost ‘billions’
The Irish Times (TI mention)

Delays in implementing anti-corruption reforms promised in the Programme for Government are potentially costing the economy billions of euros every year, an international watchdog body has claimed.

24
Oct
2012

Daily Corruption News: 24 October 2012

Ukraine: Ukraine grapples with corruption as it heads for election
Reuters

There is corruption at every turn in Ukraine: it pervades the police, the courts, the clinics, the parliament and the corridors of power, education and welfare, urban planning and housing.

23
Oct
2012

Daily Corruption News: 23 October 2012

India: Indian bureaucrat hounded out of office 43 times for fighting corruption
The Washington Post

Ashok Khemka is a troublemaker. A senior career bureaucrat, he simply cannot tolerate corruption, and so, in every job he takes, he does his best to put a stop to it.

8
May
2012

Invisible hand, greased palm

Walmart allegedly covers up millions of dollars in bribes paid to local government officials in Mexico. A former Morgan Stanley executive is convicted of funnelling money to a Chinese official in ...

The New Yorker

20
Apr
2012

DAP to gather its MPs to sign integrity pledge

The DAP will gather all its MPs to sign the election integrity pledge launched by anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International-Malaysia (TI-M) to demonstrate its commitment to integrity and ...

Malaysiakini

18
Apr
2012

TIS objects to political selection of heads of watchdog authorities

The new heads of watchdog authorities such as the Supreme Audit Office (NKÚ) and the Public Procurement Office (ÚVO) ought to be picked via open selection procedures rather than via political ...

The Slovak Spectator

11
Apr
2012

Transparency International calls for tougher enforcement of KYC rules

Transparency International has urged finance ministers attending this month's International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting in Washington to rigorously enforce know your customer (KYC) rules at ...

TrustLaw

10
Apr
2012

‘Fund use must be transparent’

Transparency and accountability in spending climate funds would help the country attract foreign funds in future to combat climate change, said Saber Hossain Chowdhury, chairman of the all-party ...

The Daily Star

4
Apr
2012

Parliamentary parties sign declaration on principles of campaign and party financing

All six parties in Hungary’s parliament agreed on the main principles of political party and campaign financing and signed a declaration on Wednesday.

The agreement was made during talks ...

Politics.Hu

19
Mar
2012

Transparency International launches regional news website

BeyondTbilisi.ge, a new website launched by Transparency International Georgia (TI), launched on March 16. The site aggregates news in a space that aims to popularize media outlets in Georgia's ...

The Messenger Online

18
Mar
2012

People of Odisha to get free legal advice and information in their fight against corruption

In its efforts to introduce various internationally designed and implemented tools of good governance, Transparency International India today launched ALAC Helpline at Indian Medical Association ...

OdissaDiary

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