Daily Corruption News: 18 September 2012

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Posted 18 September 2012

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Global: EU politicians vote for tough oil, gas anti-corruption law
Reuters (TI mention)

European Union legislators have voted for a draft anti-corruption law, echoing rigorous U.S. rules to make oil, gas and mining firms declare payments they make in resource-rich nations.



More news

Global: Mohamed Bin Hammam meets investigators over corruption allegations
The Press Association

Australia: Australian central bank chief to front banknote probe
Agence France-Presse

Austria: Leader of Austrian corruption investigation quits
Reuters

Pakistan: Pakistan relents on court’s demand to pursue corruption case
The New York Times

US: Peregrine CEO pleads guilty to fraud; to stay in jail
Reuters



Blogs and opinion

Global: Poverty in the midst of abundance: Governance matters for overcoming the resource curse
TrustLaw



News from Transparency International

Web feature: Putting corruption out of business: Part 2
On the blog: Barriers to preventing corruption: What do businesspeople say?





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