Daily Corruption News: 18 September 2012
Today's top story
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?
