Daily Corruption News: 3 April 2013

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Posted 3 April 2013

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France: Hollande pledges clean sweep amid corruption probe
Associated Press

For a French president who came to power on a promise of "irreproachability," naming a lying tax-dodger to be his chief tax collector was probably not the best move.



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Global: Promising but perilous: German firms put off by Russian corruption
Der Spiegel

Dominican Republic: Someten judicialmente al ministro de la Juventud por negar información pública sobre viajes, becas y premios (Youth minister referred for denying access to public information about travel, grants and awards)
Hoy Digital

Kuwait: Kuwait MPs pass anti-money laundering, terror funding law
Agence France-Presse

Romania: Romania PM nominates new head of anti-corruption office
Businessweek

Spain: Spanish King's daughter charged in corruption probe: court
Reuters

Zambia: Former Zambian president faces corruption trial
Voice of America



Blogs and opinion

Afghanistan: The great Afghan corruption scam
The Huffington Post/TomDispatch

US: Reality often rivals fiction in political corruption scandals
NPR



News from Transparency International

On the blog: Iraq’s corruption legacy
Web feature: Tackling football match-fixing: prevention as cure

 





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