Troika Laundromat signals a different kind of financial crisis
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The Troika Laundromat investigation shines a spotlight on a cast of new and familiar characters in the ongoing saga surrounding flows of dirty money through the world’s financial…
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Eastern Europe & Central Asia: weak checks and balances threaten anti-corruption efforts
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In a region where only one country scores over 50 out of 100 and all other countries score 45 or less out of 100 on the index, there has been very little progress in combatting…
The Azerbaijani Laundromat one year on: has justice been served?
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In September last year, a massive leak of bank records from 2012 to 2014 showed that the ruling elite of Azerbaijan ran a $3 billion slush fund and an international money…
While the G20 drags its feet, the corrupt continue to benefit from anonymous company ownership
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The corrupt don’t like paper trails, they like secrecy. What better way to hide corrupt activity than with a secret company or trust as a front? You can anonymously open bank…
Europe and Central Asia: More civil engagement needed (Part II)
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As follow-up to the regional analysis of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, additional examples from Albania, Kosovo and Georgia highlight the need for more progress in…
Europe and Central Asia: more civil engagement needed (Part I)
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In 2017, authoritarianism rose across Eastern and South East Europe, hindering anti-corruption efforts and threatening civil liberties. Across the region, civil society…
The week in corruption: 8 stories making the news
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Eight stories making the news
Emerging market multinational companies – ready for prime time?
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Our new study assesses the corporate reporting practices of 100 large multinationals from emerging markets.
Global Voices call for G20 Action on Corruption
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As leaders arrive in St Petersburg for the G20 Summit, civil society voices across the world are calling for one thing: action.
Russia: the perils of selective justice
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The guilty verdict in the trial of Russian anti-corruption activist Aleksey Navalny and his five year prison sentence for alleged embezzlement is a troubling example of selective…
Youth taking action
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Across the Transparency International movement young people are coming together to learn about how to fight corruption.
The positive role of civil society in Russia
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With the authorities increasingly pressuring civil society in Russia, we examine its positive role in the country.
Financial secrecy in the spotlight
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Secrecy jurisdictions, offshore accounts, beneficial owners: they're in the news thanks to recent revelations. What can be done?
Two sides of fighting corruption in Russia
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The Russian government is sending out two very different messages in its declared war on corruption.
Civil society’s seat at the G20 table
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For the first time, civil society will officially join G20 meetings in Russia later this year. Transparency International is part of the 'C20' that will monitor and advise at the…
