"The new political leadership of Nigeria should move quickly to release the political prisoners whose detention has been such a blot on their country's reputation," the Chairman of the Berlin-based…
Deal with military reward for outrageous conductAfter having systematically looted the Indonesian economy for a generation, ex-President Suharto and his family must now be forced to account to the…
Olusegun Obasanjo’s house ransackedThe wife of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, Stella Obasanjo has been violently attacked in her home in Abeokuta, Nigeria, by assailants thought to be…
Canada, France, Italy and UK must take first stepThe G7 leaders meeting in Birmingham, UK, must force action on a major treaty to criminalise the bribery of foreign officials, states Transparency…
Transparency International calls for concrete actionThe Santiago Summit of the Americas will test whether the leaders are prepared to act on the ground-breaking anticorruption commitments they made…
Keeping declarations of assets confidential is pointlessThe announcement by President Suharto of Indonesia that his ministers will be required to declare their assets has been described as…
Move to Clean Up Banking Follows Initiative by Transparency International
Stashing away and laundering the funds illegally amassed by their corrupt rulers is one of the key factors stabilising corrupt systems--the question of how to deal with the Marcoses, Mobutus and…
National legislation must be tabled by 1 AprilThe OECD convention against foreign bribery is now entering a critical stage with most of the 34 signatory countries still having to table legislation in…
Aim to curb foreign bribery by international firms
Purpose: Briefing on the proposed "Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Busines Transactions"
Issue:…
The latest attacks on the office of the Ombudsman in Vanuatu appears to be a widening of a rash of moves in the Pacific island states directed against just and honest government, says Transparency…
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have received unexpected support for their new anti-corruption policies. In their Lima Declaration Against Corruption, over 1,000 delegates…
Laws in many countries are hopelessly inadequate to curtail corruption and there are several ways in which these should be strengthened. So concluded the 1,000 delegates drawn from 93 countries…
But the richer they are the less they careAn opinion poll published today by TI-Denmark and Gallup shows strong public rejection towards Danish companies bribing civil servants abroad. 73% of…
An Index of Perceptions of Corruption Around the WorldTransparency International (TI) today releases its 1997 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). The index, issued at a time of growing public concern…
Questions & AnswersThe Trends:
Is (e.g.) Nigeria the most corrupt country in the world?
No! Nigeria is perceived by contributors to be the most corrupt in this ranking of 52 countries. Keep in…
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