Daily Corruption News: 8 August 2012
Today's top story
Germany: German companies push to join anti-graft treaty
Associated Press (TI mention)
Major German companies including auto maker Daimler and engineering giant Siemens have written to lawmakers urging them to ratify an international anti-corruption treaty, warning that failure to do so risks harming the reputation of German firms abroad.
More news
Global: Pfizer pays $60 million to settle bribery charges
Associated Press
Global: Games winning battle against match-fixing: watchdog
Reuters
China: China’s politics reign in Gu murder trial, tightly orchestrated to keep out corruption
Associated Press
Pakistan: Pakistan's PM Raja Pervaiz Ashraf summoned over corruption case
Guardian
Multimedia of the week
India: Corruption a leading theory behind India’s blackouts
NPR
Blogs and opinion
USA: Corporate fraud cases often spare individuals
New York Times
News from Transparency International
On the blog: Who is speaking on Venezuelan TV – the president or the candidate?
Web feature: Scandals show urgent need for bank reform
