Daily Corruption News: 22 August 2012
Today's top story
China: China prepares new plan to fight graft that threatens its image
Bloomberg
China will impose a new five-year plan to tackle corruption, as the Communist Party seeks to crack down on an issue that risks tarnishing its legitimacy ahead of a leadership transition later this year.
More news
Global: SEC narrowly approves reporting rules for energy, mining firms
The Wall Street Journal
Global: U.S. chief of Czech truckmaker faces bribery charges
Reuters (TI mention)
Global: Slovenia, Croatia police probe unit of NKBM on suspected corruption
Reuters
Australia: RBA denies Stevens Misled panel over corruption allegations
Bloomberg
India: "Coalgate" corruption paralyses parliament
Reuters
Blogs and opinion
UK: How to reduce fraud and error in the public sector
The Guardian
US: Corruption dare no longer be a taboo topic in this presidential election
The Huffington Post
News from Transparency International
On the blog: A glance at the Arab Convention to Fight Corruption
Web feature: Scandals show urgent need for bank reform
