Daily Corruption News: 15 February 2013
Today's top story
Global: Onshore financial centres: Not a palm-tree in sight
The Economist
Sam Koim, the chairman of Papua New Guinea’s anti-corruption watchdog, raised eyebrows at a meeting of financial crime-fighters in Sydney last October when he described how officials from his country were systematically “using Australia as a Cayman Islands” by laundering a significant portion of corruptly obtained funds through Australian banks and property deals.
More news
Bulgaria: Bulgaria court jails "Cocaine Kingpin" for money laundering
Reuters
Canada: CAQ proposes enhanced anti-corruption watchdog for Quebec
The Globe and Mail
French Polynesia: French Polynesia minister charged with passive corruption
Radio New Zealand International
Greece: Technology whizz kid tackles Greek tax evasion
Reuters
Guinea: Guinea publishes mining deals online in transparency bid
Reuters
Iraq: Iraqi oil workers protest rampant corruption
Al-Arabiya
Italy: Finmeccanica chairman resigns after arrest in corruption scandal
Reuters
Blogs and opinion
Brazil: Unstoppable? Despite serial corruption allegations, the old guard just keeps coming back
The Economist
News from Transparency International
Web feature: Reminder to Italy: Bribery is against the law
On the blog: Zimbabwe: Women make easy prey for corrupt politicians
