Daily Corruption News: 20 February 2013

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Posted 20 February 2013

Today's top story

Global: Football officials urge corruption action at Malaysia meeting
BBC

Officials in the world of football have said all countries and organisations must do more to tackle corruption.



More news

Canada: Montreal city hall raided by anti-corruption police
BBC

China: China leader vows to tackle corruption
Al Jazeera

Malaysia: PM signs Transparency International’s election integrity pledge
Bernama (TI mention)

Russia: Putin ally quits Russian parliament in property scandal
Reuters

Spain: Rajoy promete endurecer la lucha contra los políticos corruptos (Rajoy promises to fight harder against corrupt politicians)
El País

US: U.S. business seeks more clarity on foreign bribery law
Reuters



Blogs and opinion

Global: Open data: decentralizing and democratizing social justice
The Guardian

Russia: Central bank: ‘nearly $50bn taken out of Russia illegally in 2012′
Financial Times (blogs)

USA: Campaign donations and political corruption
The New York Times



News from Transparency International

Web feature: Reminder to Italy: Bribery is against the law
On the blog: Salvadoran Parliament wastes public funds





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