Daily Corruption News: 13 September 2012

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Posted 13 September 2012

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Nigeria: Nigeria’s Okonjo Iweala seeks reform without the godfathers
Reuters

Western nations and international agencies admire the reform efforts of Nigeria's new finance minister. But Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala faces daunting challenges in cleaning up embedded corruption.



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Global: OAS secretary general lauds interest in combating regional corruption
Caribbean360

Colombia: Colombia paying for phantom pupils in multi-million dollar scam: watchdog
TrustLaw

Egypt: Egyptian court convicts former PM corruption, sends him to prison for three years
Associated Press

Germany: Ex-Hewlett-Packard managers charged in Germany on Russia bribery
Bloomberg Businessweek



Multimedia of the week

Somalia: Bribery allegations blight Somalia election
Al Jazeera



Blogs and opinion

Australia: The fight against bribery and corruption is far from won
The Age (TI mention)

Russia: Ex-Soviet agent thrives as corruption investigator
Wall Street Journal



News from Transparency International

Web feature: Putting corruption out of business: Part 1
On the blog: Local communities fight corruption at the (grass)roots





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