Three years after the Panama Papers: progress on horizon
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The explosive Pulitzer Prize-winning global media project known as the "Panama Papers" turned three years old, and there are many reasons to celebrate.
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Trouble at the top: why high-scoring countries aren’t corruption-free
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For the third year running, the top seven countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 consist of the four Nordic nations – Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway – plus New…
Western Europe and EU: stagnating anti-corruption efforts and weakening democratic institutions
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With an average regional score of 66 out of 100, Western Europe and the EU are doing far better than other parts of the globe. However, for a region that prides itself on some of…
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…
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…
Elections and anti-corruption in Europe
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September and October were active months for election monitoring by our European chapters, here’s what they found.
Promoting corporate transparency in the Baltic Sea Region
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On 14 February, watch a live stream of a business integrity conference from Riga, Latvia. Topics under discussion include the importance of corporate reporting and disclosure, as…
Accountable campaign finance: who’s buying votes?
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Spending on elections is reaching record levels in countries around the world. What can be done to prevent campaign contributions from buying policy?
Fighting foreign bribery: prosecutions making it harder for companies
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Our report, “Exporting Corruption?", tracks countries’ efforts to investigate and punish corrupt companies that use foreign bribes to get ahead.
