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Transparency International in the news

2008

May

9 May 2008

Pierer soll bei Korruption "weggeschaut" haben
Welt online, Germany

9 May 2008

Transparency watchdog slates Scorpions move
Businessday, South Africa

8 May 2008

Recognise progress the defence industry has made
Financial Times

8 May 2008

Bosnia: The bankruptcy vote
ISA Consulting, Bosnia and Herzegovina

8 May 2008

Pressure mounts ahead of lobbying vote
EurActiv.com, EU

7 May 2008

Lingam video-clip inquiry: Panel to submit report on Friday
The New Straits Times, Malaysia

7 May 2008

Hungary's campaign funding under scrutiny
Portfolio.com, USA

7 May 2008

Myanmar Toll May Reach 60,000; UN Wants Aid Access (Update5)
Bloomberg.com

7 May 2008

In Europe, News Scrutiny of Ethical Standards
The New York Times

2 May 2008

Robert Amsterdam: „Wien ist der Kanal der russischen Geldwäsche“
Die Presse, Austria

April

2 May 2008

Robert Amsterdam: „Wien ist der Kanal der russischen Geldwäsche“
Die Presse

25 April 2008

Corruption breaks new records in Moldova
The Tiraspol Times

24 April 2008

Wenn die Aufsicht versagt
Frankfurter Rundschau, Germany

23 April 2008

Catherine and Neill Stansbury (TI UK) have been jointly awarded the Award of Excellence - The top 25 newsmakers of 2007
ENR, USA

22 April 2008

Government prepares to battle the “oil curse”
Irin, United Nations

22 April 2008

Spiele, Geld und Funktionäre
Der Westen, Germany

18 April 2008

EITI Plus Plus gets praise, encouragement
United Press International

18 April 2008

Samsung bribery probe points to pattern of graft in South Korea
Bloomberg

17 April 2008

Poll: Bribery spending rising in Mexico
Associated Press

17 April 2008

Survey shows low transparency of political party financing
Profit BG, Bulgaria

17 April 2008

Bulgaria struggles to topple gangsters
Financial Times

16 April 2008

UNDP procurement: exceptions are the rule
Fox News

16 April 2008

Equ. Guinea opposition politician dies in custody
Reuters Africa

16 April 2008

Election transparency levels dangerously low - TIB
SophiaEcho.com, Bulgaria

15 April 2008

Offshore Riches
Lanka Business Online, Sri Lanka

12 April 2008

World Bank, IMF warn of food price surge; metals prices could help
The Earth Times

10 April 2008

Brown a ‘hypocrite’ on corruption
Financial Times

10 April 2008

Cost of turning a blind eye on graft
Financial Times

10 April 2008

Going off the rails
The Economist

9 April 2008

Interview with Huguette Labelle, Chair of Transparency International
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

8 April 2008

Poder Ciudadano quiere que los números estén en Internet
Perfil.com

8 April 2008

Parliamentary committees discuss TI report on corruption
The Budapest Times, Hungary

6 April 2008

Geschäfte mit der Hilfe für Kinder?
Welt online, Germany

6 April 2008

'Field-level corruption' is not ebbing: TIB chief
Independent, Bangladesh

4 April 2008

Group wants Selangor government to be specific
The Star, Malaysia

3 April 2008

Heading off corruption
Newsday

2 April 2008

Declare liabilities, too
The Edge Daily

1 April 2008

„Korruption ist überall“
Die Presse, Austria

March

31 Mar 2008

Keine gnade mehr für korruption bei Siemens
Welt online, Germany

27 Mar 2008

Korruption: Schwarze Flecken auf dem Arztkittel
Wiwo, Germany

27 Mar 2008

NGO: election financing lacks transparency
B92

27 Mar 2008

Transparency International calls for court reform, greater accountability
The Budapest Times, Hungary

27 Mar 2008

FT report - Albania 2008: after Nato the next challenge will be EU membership
Financial Times

26 Mar 2008

Just a matter of human courtesy
The Fiji Times Online

20 Mar 2008

'More steps needed to fight graft'
The Star

20 Mar 2008

Ein Kodex gegen Kriminalität
Salzburger Nachrichten, Austria

20 Mar 2008

Transparency International holds anti-corruption seminars for officials of Azerbaijan's Taxes Ministry
Today.az

19 Mar 2008

Medvedev calls for stronger civil society, pledges to combat corruption
Associated Press

18 Mar 2008

NDTV sweeps TII Awards for anti corruption stories
Television Point

18 Mar 2008

Paying of bribes as commonplace as borscht in Russia
The Globe and Mail, Canada

17 Mar 2008

Singh: Fiji has 'corrupt' tag
The Fiji Times

17 Mar 2008

Corruption may ruin 2010 World Cup for SA
Mail&Guardian

17 Mar 2008

Sarawak corporation on anti-corruption drive
The Star

17 Mar 2008

Zabel – das hat sich inzwischen auch erledigt
Frankfurter Allgemeine, Germany

14 Mar 2008

The mega cabinet in Sri Lanka: perceptions and implications
Daily Mirror

13 Mar 2008

Transparency rügt fehlenden Schutz
Der Tagesspiegel, Germany

13 Mar 2008

Transparency International: tax inquiry incomplete
Fiji Broadcasting Corporation

12 Mar 2008

Medvedev must root out corruption, Russian bloggers say
The New York Times

11 Mar 2008

Putin will Korruptionären die Hände abhacken
Russland-Aktuell,

11 Mar 2008

Britain can't affort to be corrupt
Times

10 Mar 2008

The corruption of democracy in Venezuela
Petroleum World.com

10 Mar 2008

Saying 'No' to corruption on International Women's Day
The Daily Star

10 Mar 2008

The not so straight and narrow
Financial Times Magazine

5 Mar 2008

MTNL agrees to be transparent in its financial deals
India Pr Wire

5 Mar 2008

TIB anti-corruption concert on March 8
The New Nation

5 Mar 2008

Kosovo builds economy from the ground up
The New York Times

4 Mar 2008

Cameroon crisis continues as inflation surges
Financial Times

4 Mar 2008

TI accuses FinMin of non-transparency
Prague Daily Monitor, Czech Republic

3 Mar 2008

Sri Lanka president slammed by anti-corruption watchdog
Lanka Business Online, Sri Lanka

3 Mar 2008

BN blows over RM1 million on print ads
Malaysian Media Monitors' Diary

February

29 Feb 2008

Authorities coerce Russian voters: civic groups
Reuters

28 Feb 2008

New president needs to offer new reforms
The Moscow Times, Russia

27 Feb 2008

Liechtenstein under siege clings to bank secrecy to outdo Swiss
Bloomberg

27 Feb 2008

Albanian justice minister criticises corruption among judges
Southeast European Times

26 feb 2008

German tax probe yields 163 confessions as investigation widens
Bloomberg

26 Feb 2008

Corruption and culture - part I
Global Politician

25 Feb 2008

Nicaragua incumple acuerdos de transparencia
El Nuevo Diario

25 Feb 2008

Transparency important, Chaudhry still needs to step aside
Fiji Broadcasting Corporation

25 Feb 2008

The dawn of a new beginning
Nstonline

22 Feb 2008

Post-election, questions linger about Georgia's campaign finance practices
Eurasianet.org

22 Feb 2008

President-elect of S Korea is cleared
Financial Times

22 Feb 2008

Cambodian public sector corruption endemic, says report
The Earth Times

22 Feb 2008

AAI in pact to ensure transparency in deals
The Times of India, India

21 Feb 2008

Time Magazine appeals $100 million Suharto libel ruling
International Herald Tribune

21 Feb 2008

Yemen to cut corporate tax to foster transparency
Guardian

20 Feb 2008

Saudi bribery cases surge, despite crackdown
Arabian Business

20 Feb 2008

Taxing times for Germany
Guardian

19 Feb 2008

Postal boss's alleged tax dodging leaves Germans reeling
Business Report

19 Feb 2008

Calls for probe into Somare shareholding in shipping company
ABC News

19 Feb 2008

Steuerskandal: Transparency: Vaduz stützt kriminelle Deutsche
Die Zeit, Germany

18 Feb 2008

Two nails in the coffin of German corporatism
Financial Times

18 Feb 2008

Transparency comes to Maldives
Minivan News

18 Feb 2008

Independent bodies to keep an eye on things
NST Online

14 Feb 2008

Strategy & Management: Transparency International – Counting corporate corruption
Ethical Corporation

12 Feb 2008

Nine named for Ekushey Award
Independent Bangladesh

12 Feb 2008

Hijos ex presidente Suharto podrían ser acusados de corrupción
2001.com

12 Feb 2008

Investigate ministers for tax evasion
Fijivillage

11 Feb 2008

Anti-graft drive in education sector soon
The Daily Star

11 Feb 2008

Intel in Vietnam – Solving Vietnam’s corruption logjam
Ethical Corporation

11 Feb 2008

Political parties pay price
The Fiji Times

11 Feb 2008

When less transparency aids trading clarity
The Financial Times

11 Feb 2008

Commerce secretary visits Iraq
The Wall Street Journnal

8 Feb 2008

Brasil: entre la transparencia y la corrupción
El Pais

7 Feb 2008

Algeria requested to protect corruption witnesses
El Khabar, Algeria

6 Feb 2008

Reform shouldn't stop with EU membership
International Herald Tribune

6 Feb 2008

Unicef-Geschäftsführer räumt erstmals Fehler ein
Spiegel online, Germany

5 Feb 2008

'Ein ziemlicher Schlag'
Deutschlandradio, Germany

5 Feb 2008

Bribe beaters set new standard
Financial Times, UK

5 Feb 2008

La corrupción sigue siendo la principal preocupación
Ultimahora.com

4 Feb 2008

Bomb squad searches Suva hotel
Matangitonga.to, Tonga

3 Feb 2008

Zimbabwe: even with a commission, graft breeds in country
AllAfrica.com

January

31 Jan 2008

The hits just keep on coming
Economist.com, UK

31 Jan 2008

Transparencia Internacional: Ecuador gastaría más de 500 millones de dólares anuales en coimas
Confirmado.net, Equador

31 Jan 2008

Argentina desciende en informe internacional sobre corrupción
United Press International

31 Jan 2008

Business players join drive against graft
The Jakarta Post, Indonesia

31 Jan 2008

Rwanda: anti-corruption body warns of UN-led campaign failure
The New Times, Rwanda

30 Jan 2008

Secretario de la OEA llega a Honduras para asistir a foro sobre corrupción
Proceso Digital, Honduras

30 Jan 2008

Corruption summit opens as world's 'most corrupt leader' dies
One World.net

29 Jan 2008

Indonesia says too early to investigate Suharto corruption
VOA, US

28 Jan 2008

Developed world urged to help beat graft
Financial Times, UK

28 Jan 2008

U.N graft meeting targets plundering leaders
Reuters

28 Jan 2008

Mystery clouds Suharto’s wealth
Financial Times, UK

28 Jan 2008

Poor governance can boot a country out of the industry
Financial Times, UK

27 Jan 2008

Bangladesh gas workers took millions in bribes: official
AFP, France

27 Jan 2008

Newspaper sale highlights transparency, international tension
Followthemedia.com

27 Jan 2008

Suharto's battle with corruption charges
BBC, UK

25 Jan 2008

Soeharto loyalists thwart war on graft'
The Jakarta Post

25 Jan 2008

Single-minded about changing the market system
Financial Times, UK

23 Jan 2008

John Githongo
BBC News, UK

23 Jan 2008

TI handles 1000 corruption cases in past 15 mths
Prague Daily Monitor, Czech Rep.

22 Jan 2008

Siemens’s prosperity doesn’t obscure bribery scandal
The New York Times, US

22 Jan 2008

Corruption-fighting Vietnamese granny gets award
AFP, France

21 Jan 2008

CCAC to prepare for corruption-prone election period in 2009
Macua Daily Times

21 Jan 2008

Tymoschenko and Yuschenko clash over battling corruption
Eurasia Daily Monitor

18 Jan 2008

UN conference aims to curb corruption
The Jakarta Post, Indonesia

17 Jan 2008

Thin ray of light shines on dark ocean of graft
International Herald Tribune

17 Jan 2008

RS government challenged over media freedoms
Balkaninsight.com

17 Jan 2008

Anti-corruption drive
The Korea Times

15 Jan 2008

Dodging the ballot
The Financial Times, UK

15 Jan 2008

NIGER: Press harassment hinders development, watchdogs warn
Irin news, UN

14 Jan 2008

I Need the Support of the People To Get the Big Fish, Interview with Abdul Tejan Cole, head of Sierra Leone’s Anti Corruption Commission (ACC)
IPS news

14 Jan 2008

PM meets with TI chair, justice minister
ANA, Greece

14 Jan 2008

Corruption watchdog sends protest letter to Dodik
B92 News, Serbia

11 Jan 2008

An Indonesia[n] dictator in decline
The New York Times, US

10 Jan 2008

GAIL introduces transparency in tenders
Earthtimes.org

10 Jan 2008

Morocco unveils new national centre to monitor corruption
Magharebia, Maghreb

9 Jan 2008

Report gives gov't poor marks
The Prague Post, Czech Republic

7 Jan 2008

Draft-law on energy - bleakest event in December 2007
Makfax, Macedonia

6 Jan 2008

Saakashvili claims victory in Georgia election
The Boston Globe, US

6 Jan 2008

Corruption eats up $1 bln in Bangladesh per year
Xinhua, China

5 Jan 2008

"Deutschland hinkt hinterher"
Dradio.de, Germany

5 Jan 2008

Indonesiens Ex-Diktator Suharto mit Herzproblemen in Klinik
AFP, France

4 Jan 2008

"Unruhen sind ein Protest der Armen"
die tageszeitung, Germany

4 Jan 2008

TIB Chairman says: ACC makes breakthrough in combating corruption
The New Nation, UK

3 Jan 2008

Iraq deputy PM blames corruption on UN
AFP, France

3 Jan 2008

Nigeria: Transparency International condemns FG on Ribadu
AllAfrica.com, Africa

3 Jan 2008

Mwai Kibaki - Herrscher ohne Reformwillen
Financial Times Deutschland, Germany

2 Jan 2008

Where the big bucks are
The Guardian, UK


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