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9
Oct
2012

Daily Corruption News: 9 October 2012

Nigeria: Fighting corruption in Nigeria requires actions not words
Al Jazeera (TI mention) (opinion)

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan recently claimed that Nigeria was the second most improved country in Africa in fighting corruption, citing Transparency International as the source. Unfortunately for the millions of Nigerians mired in poverty, this is not yet the case.

8
Oct
2012

Daily Corruption News: 8 October 2012

China: 'Wall of shame' symbolises China's corruption woes
BBC

It is China's wall of shame - dozens of portraits of officials jailed for corruption in recent years.

5
Oct
2012

Daily Corruption News: 5 October 2012

Italy: Italy moves to rein in graft, local government finances
Reuters

Italy's cabinet approved emergency legislation on Thursday to rein in the spending of regions and provinces and avoid any repetition of recent financial scandals involving local government.

4
Oct
2012

Daily Corruption News: 4 October 2012

Global: Defence firms not open about anti-corruption measures
BBC (TI mention)

Two-thirds of the world's biggest defence companies do not provide enough evidence about how they fight corruption, a pressure group has said.

2
Oct
2012

Daily Corruption News: 2 October 2012

India: India campaigner set to launch anti-corruption party
BBC

A leading campaigner in India has announced the establishment of a political party to fight corruption.

1
Oct
2012

Daily Corruption News: 1 October 2012

Egypt: Egypt's last Mubarak-era prime minister faces trial on corruption charges
CNN

The last prime minister to serve under ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was referred to trial on corruption charges by an investigative judge, officials said.

28
Sep
2012

Daily Corruption News: 28 September 2012

China: China's Bo Xilai expelled and accused of corruption
BBC News

Top Chinese politician Bo Xilai has been expelled from the Communist Party and will face justice, state media say. Mr Bo, the ex-Communist Party leader in the city of Chongqing, is accused of abuse of power and corruption.

27
Sep
2012

Daily Corruption News: 27 September 2012

Slovenia: Slovenian opposition leader detained in corruption probe into building of sports complex
The Associated Press

Slovenia’s main opposition leader was among five people briefly detained Thursday in an alleged multimillion-dollar corruption investigation into the building of a sports complex, investigators said.

26
Sep
2012

Daily Corruption News: 26 September 2012

Japan: Olympus and ex-executives plead guilty in accounting fraud
Reuters

The Japanese camera and medical equipment maker Olympus Corporation and three of its former executives pleaded guilty on Tuesday over charges related to a $1.7 billion accounting cover-up in one of Japan’s biggest corporate scandals.

25
Sep
2012

Daily Corruption News: 25 September 2012

Global: Tyco to pay $26.8 million in U.S. foreign bribery case
Reuters

Tyco International Ltd agreed to pay $26.8 million to resolve U.S. charges that it paid bribes to officials of foreign governments and misreported such payments, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

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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