Corruption Perceptions Index 2023
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The Corruption Perceptions Index scores 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, according to experts and business people.
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From research reports and policy positions to real life stories and toolkits, our publications offer insight into corruption and how to prevent and stop it.
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Tackling Grand Corruption Impunity: Proposals for a Definition and Special Measures
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This working paper provides an extensive overview of measures that would be most effective in tackling grand corruption, relying on expert opinion and available evidence.
Loophole Masters: How Enablers Facilitate Illicit Financial Flows from Africa
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Foreign non-financial enablers, such as lawyers and corporate service providers, have played a critical role in cross-border corruption schemes implicating African officials.
Corruption through a Gendered Lens - Asia and the Pacific
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This paper presents findings from a series of focus group discussions (FGDs) with participants from four Asian and Pacific countries: Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
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Left behind: Corruption in education and health services in Africa
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Corruption in Africa hinders access to health care and education, deepening poverty and inequality.
Annual Report 2023
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In 2023, Transparency International led the global fight against corruption around the world, impacting communities and strengthening anticorruption measures.
Land corruption in West Africa
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This policy paper presents an overview of land corruption in West Africa and provides recommendations for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to address it.
Between anti-corruption reform and decline: Examining key actors, strengths and weaknesses in the Western Balkans and Türkiye’s national integrity systems
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Assessments in the Western Balkans and Türkiye reveal a complex mixture of slow progress in strengthening integrity systems, along with democratic backsliding that strongly…
Climate and corruption Atlas: Lessons from real cases
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This report highlights findings and lessons from cases of corruption documented in Transparency International’s online Climate and Corruption Case Atlas, the first digital tool of…
This beautiful land: Corruption, discrimination and land rights in Sub-Saharan Africa
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This report explores the relationship between corruption and discrimination impeding the equal enjoyment of land rights in seven African countries.
Risks of illicit financial flows in Africa: Understanding vulnerabilities to corrupt money flows in nine countries
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This report explores what is known about the types, sources and destinations of illicit financial flows in nine African countries.
Accountability, loading: A survey of open data for enhancing political integrity in the Western Balkans and Türkiye
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This report underscores how open data can be used to uphold political integrity in the Western Balkans and Türkiye in political financing, law-making and resource allocation.
Corruption Perceptions Index 2023
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The Corruption Perceptions Index scores 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, according to experts and business people.
Written submission to UNCAC CoSP10 - Understanding and addressing corruption in the land sector
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Transparency International calls on the UNCAC CoSP to review the role and impact of corruption in the land sector, and to task the UNCAC Intergovernmental Working Group on…
Bringing the Receipts: Political Finance Transparency in the Western Balkans and Türkiye
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This study analyses political finance regimes in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Türkiye. It identifies regulatory and enforcement…
Loophole Masters: How Enablers Facilitate Illicit Financial Flows from Africa
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Foreign non-financial enablers, such as lawyers and corporate service providers, have played a critical role in cross-border corruption schemes implicating African officials.
Tackling grand corruption impunity
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The paper identifies special national and international measures that would increase the accountability of grand corruption offenders and improve remedies for the harm they cause.
Access & use of beneficial ownership registers: Written submission to the 10th UNCAC CoSP
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Transparency International calls on States Parties to make new, ambitious commitments to unlock the potential of beneficial ownership data for anticorruption and asset recovery.
Written submission to UNCAC CoSP10 - Article 13 and civic space
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Exploring UNCAC Article 13, this submission delves into its link with civic space, crucial for society's active role in anti-corruption efforts.
Transparency of the funding of candidates and political parties
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This submission provides recommendations to address challenges in enhancing the transparency of funding of candidates and political parties.
Addressing Land Corruption for Climate Justice
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Land corruption seriously threatens efforts to fight climate change and achieve a fair energy transition.
Corruption through a Gendered Lens - Asia and the Pacific
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This paper presents findings from a series of focus group discussions (FGDs) with participants from four Asian and Pacific countries: Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
How Well do EU Countries Protect Whistleblowers?
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Transparency International reviewed the whistleblower protection laws of 20 member states against key EU requirements and best practices.
Strengthening Parliamentary Oversight: Key Findings and Recommendations from Multi-Country Assessments
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An assessment of the strength of oversight mandate, practice and impact of parliaments in ten countries.
Tackling Grand Corruption Impunity: Proposals for a Definition and Special Measures
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This working paper provides an extensive overview of measures that would be most effective in tackling grand corruption, relying on expert opinion and available evidence.
Behind a Wall: Investigating Company and Real Estate Ownership in France
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Despite transparency rules, the vast majority of corporate-owned real estate in France is held anonymously.
Tackling land corruption is vital to achieving land rights and the 2030 SDG agenda
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This policy brief provides recommendations for transparent land governance to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goal-related targets.
Annual Report 2022
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Transparency International's annual report for 2022 presents the leading movement in the fight against corruption.
Leveraging Civil Society to Combat Corruption Risks in Emergency Response Management: The COVID-19 Experience
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This publication shares findings in emergency response funding from the COVID-19 pandemic and makes recommendations for future responses.
Governance Mapping and Assessment of the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative
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This report aims to support more effective implementation of the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel initiative by providing a governance analysis and recommendations…
Corruption in Urban Planning: A Guide for Professional and Trainee Planners
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With a focus on sub-Saharan Africa, this guide provides prospective and established urban planners with the knowledge, tools and networks needed to tackle corruption in their work.
Corruption Perceptions Index 2022
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The Corruption Perceptions Index scores 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, according to experts and business people.
Safeguarding the Independence of Supreme Audit Institutions: A Resource Kit for Civil Society Organisations
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This kit assists CSOs to advocate for supreme audit institutions' independence effectively.
Internal Whistleblowing Systems: Best Practice Principles for Public and Private Organisations
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This publication highlights best practice principles of developing effective internal whistleblowing systems to help organisations implement these systems.
