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…
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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…
Wasta: How personal connections are denying citizens opportunities and basic services
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In many Arab countries the use of personal connections, or “wasta” in Arabic, is a common practice and a social norm. People use their family or social contacts to skip the line…
Sextortion: Middle East and North Africa
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Sextortion is one of the most significant forms of gendered corruption and although women’s rights have advanced unevenly across the Middle East and North Africa, positive…
Lack of political integrity is undermining trust in democracy in Middle East and North Africa
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The Global Corruption Barometer – Middle East and North Africa 2019 reveals that leaders in the region are perceived as acting in their own self-interest at the expense of the…
International Anti-Corruption Day 2019: Time to act against corruption and the climate crisis
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The connections between the climate crisis and corruption aren't always obvious, but unfortunately the two are deeply interlinked
Will rampant corruption spark an Arab Autumn?
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A common factor has underpinned mass protests in Egypt, Iraq and Lebanon over the past two months: outrage over corruption and financial mismanagement by governments.
Better blending: how the World Bank can promote transparency in financing sustainable development
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As the World Bank holds its annual meetings in Washington D.C this week, Transparency International is calling for greater transparency, accountability and participation in the…
Fighting corruption in the age of “fake news”
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"Fake news" has become a major threat to public trust in democracy and news media outlets over the past years. The fight against corruption is also affected.
Right to information: a tool for people power
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Globally, approximately 120 countries have right to information laws. In some countries, these laws are top notch, but in others, the laws either don’t exist or need significant…
Three ways to stop money laundering through real estate
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Around the world, buying property is a favourite method for the corrupt to launder their ill-gotten gains. However, there are concrete measures that make it significantly more…
