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May 2006

feature interview

feature interview

Six months into her new role as Chair of Transparency International, Huguette Labelle spoke with Barbara Ann Clay, TI's Director of Communications, about her broad priorities for the anti-corruption movement, what inspired her to begin fighting corruption and join TI, and her commitment to ensuring a better world for the next generation. >> read more

in the spotlight

Investigative journalism: exposing corruption

Investigative journalists expose corruption, often at great personal risk. Here, Transparency International provides an overview of the invaluable role of journalists in countering corruption, the challenges they face in doing so, and describes how the anti-corruption movement helps to support them. >> read more

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Corruption q & a

Cartoons and caricatures about corruption, fraud and other unscrupulous activities are not only entertaining and humorous, they can also enhance understanding of complicated political issues. This month TI highlights the cartoons and experiences of two prominent Moldovan caricaturists - Alex Dimitrov and Ion Matu.

The struggles of an investigative journalist: Walter Mayr, Moscow Bureau Chief for Der Spiegel, suggests that in Russia, information is difficult if not entirely impossible to access, and bribes are the norm of daily life.

Anti-Corruption Work Around the World

Transparence France has pressured the French government for an adequate response to allegations related to French companies listed in the Volcker report, and has begun to see some success. >> read more

The 22 April communiqué of the Development Committee of the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings puts corruption high on the agenda. >> read more

The Inter-American Convention against Corruption of the Organisation of American States has celebrated its tenth anniversary. Now it’s time to step up monitoring and enforcement. >> read more

Corruption in the News

Calling corruption “one of the biggest threats to development in many countries”, World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz steps up anti-corruption efforts. >> read more

Bulgaria’s ability to control corruption is a deciding factor in whether the country will be able to join the European Union as scheduled. >> read more

The World Bank withheld more than half a billion US dollars in loans to India in early April because of potential corruption in health projects. >> read more

News from the Anti-Corruption Movement
Reports from Transparency International’s national chapters, members and Secretariat. Click here to read this month's highlights. >> read more

Corruption in Quotes
Corruption in the Philippines costs the government US$ 1.9 billion annually - twice the size of the national education budget. >> read more

Coming Up
Upcoming events of interest to the anti-corruption movement in May and June 2006. >> read more