- In Albania, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia people think political parties are either the most, or second most, corrupt institution in their country.That is why TI is starting a new Crinis project in these five countries to measure transparency in political financing systems.

- The Promoting Revenue Transparency: 2011 Report on Oil and Gas Companies, published by Transparency International in partnership with Revenue Watch, rates 44 companies on their levels of transparency.

- Known as REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation +), it directly links financial incentives for conservation with carbon stored in forests, in effect placing a financial value on forest conservation. REDD+ recognises that forests, as absorbers and stores of carbon, play ...

- Government efforts to fight corruption will only succeed if public power is monitored by independent oversight institutions and a vibrant civil society. Transparency International strongly supports pro-accountability groups in these difficult times in Egypt and Tunisia.

- This week the heads of member States of the African Union meet in Addis Ababa at the 16th African Union summit under the banner Shared Values. The agenda calls for them to discuss government’s collective responsibility to promote and defend a list of values that includes democracy, governance and ...

- The World Economic Forum (WEF) holds its annual meeting from 26-30 January in Davos, where 2,500 leaders of government, business, media, academia and civil society discuss and look for solutions to pressing global challenges. The theme of WEF 2011 is Shared Norms for a New Reality, and the ...

- A new guide from Transparency International and the Water Integrity Network (WIN) provides a more hands-on approach to the implementation of the Integrity Pacts.

- Although providing basic services is the foremost priority in humanitarian efforts, corruption always stalks rebuilding efforts. In Haiti, the problem is particularly acute as for years the country has languished at the bottom of Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index.