Daily Corruption News: 4 September 2012

Filed under:
Posted 4 September 2012

Today's top story

Global: Foreign firms most affected by a U.S. law barring bribes
New York Times

A law intended to prohibit the payment of bribes to foreign officials by United States businesses has produced more than $3 billion in settlements. But a list of the top companies making these settlements is notable in one respect: its lack of American names.



More news

Egypt: Mubarak culture minister charged with corruption
Associated Press

Liberia: Shady deals threaten Liberian rainforest - report
Reuters

Russia: Russia tells executives paying bribes abroad isn’t deductible
Bloomberg

UK: 'Weaknesses' in NIHE contract management
BBC



Blogs and opinion

China: Corrupt officials beware: China's Twitter empowers citizen-vigilantes
Christian Science Monitor



News from Transparency International

On the blog: Corruption without borders
Get involved: The International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) Early Bird Registration closes on 16 September. Register now!





Tags:

Stay informed

Transparency Twitter@anticorruption

Related news

17
Apr
2013

Citizen Election Network reports on irregularities during Venezuela’s election

On Tuesday April 16th, members of the Citizen Election Network in Venezuela delivered to the National Electoral Commission (NEC) a document ...

Financial secrecy in the spotlight

Secrecy jurisdictions, offshore accounts, beneficial owners: they're in the news thanks to recent revelations. What can be done?

Reinstatement and redemption: whistleblowers’ path to acceptance

This man was just sent to prison. So why is he smiling? He's part of a new generation of whistleblowers who are changing the game.