Daily Corruption News: 8 August 2012

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Posted 8 August 2012

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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.



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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





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