Daily Corruption News: 30 July 2012

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Posted 30 July 2012

Today's top story

Global: Berkshire Bank sues Barclays, Citigroup over alleged Libor fraud
Bloomberg Businessweek

The Berkshire Bank, a New York lender with 11 branches, sued 21 banks including Bank of America Corp, Barclays Plc and Citigroup Inc. for damages over the alleged manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate.



More news

Global: HSBC sets aside $2bn to cover fines
Financial Times

India: Indian anti-graft campaigner starts new hunger strike
CNN

Russia: Russian corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny facing jail
The Telegraph

South Africa: Thuli Madonsela: South Africa's anti-corruption watchdog raises the nation's hopes
The Telegraph

Tanzania: Tanzania disbands parliament energy committee over graft claims
Reuters



Blogs and opinion

Global: Former Innospec Exec. admits to Iraq bribery conspiracy
The Wall Street Journal



News from Transparency International

New release: Post-communist institutions failing to stop corruption in Visegrad countries

On the blog: The ugly face of Latvia's landmarks





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