Clearing the smokescreen: The deadly consequences of undue influence
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New investigations reveal back-room deals and secretive campaigns involving the tobacco industry are far from being a thing of the past.
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The deafening silence around sextortion
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Sextortion happens when people are coerced into paying a bribe with sexual acts rather than money. Sexual extortion is a common but largely invisible form of corruption.
Legally sanctioned lying: A moment of truth for the Czech Republic?
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A court in Prague struck a blow to civil society in the Czech Republic on Friday, ruling in favour of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš in a libel suit brought by TI Czech Republic.
Next week governments can take a step to close down secrecy jurisdictions. Will they?
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National financial regulators attending the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary in Paris 16 – 21 February have the opportunity to significantly reduce money laundering,…
Why don’t the victims of bribery share in the record-breaking Airbus settlement?
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Last Friday, French, UK and US authorities announced that Airbus would pay record penalties for foreign bribery. Notably absent in the agreements are any plans to share the…
CPI 2019 Global Highlights
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How corruption impacts political integrity
CPI 2019: Western Europe & European Union
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Fourteen of the top 20 countries in this year’s CPI are from Western Europe and the European Union (EU), including nine countries from the EU alone. Despite being the best…
CPI 2019: Sub-Saharan Africa
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As the lowest-scoring region on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), with an average of 32, Sub-Saharan Africa’s performance paints a bleak picture of inaction against…
CPI 2019: Middle East And North Africa
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With the same average score of 39 as last year, there is little progress in improving control of corruption in the Middle East and North Africa region. With a score of 71, the…
CPI 2019: Eastern Europe & Central Asia
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Eastern Europe and Central Asia is the second-lowest performing region on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), with an average score of 35. Across the region, countries…
CPI 2019: Asia Pacific
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A regional average of 45 on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), after many consecutive years of an average score of 44, illustrates general stagnation across the Asia Pacific.…
CPI 2019: Americas
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With an average score of 43 for the fourth consecutive year on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), the Americas region fails to make significant progress in the fight against…
Building Political Integrity To Stamp Out Corruption: Three Steps To Cleaner Politics
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Political integrity means exercising political power consistently in the public interest. However, defining exactly what constitutes the public interest is both difficult and…
CPI 2019 Trouble At The Top
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Top scoring countries on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) like Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland are not immune to corruption. While the CPI shows these public sectors to be…
Corruption Perceptions Index 2019
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The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, according to experts and business people.
What people think: corruption in the Middle East & North Africa
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Momentum has been building against corruption for years in the Middle East and North Africa. From Lebanon and Sudan, where millions of people took to the streets earlier this year…
