News about United States

Three ways to stop money laundering through real estate

News • 06 September 2019

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…

How the US can help Mongolia get to grips with corruption

News • 08 August 2019

A series of bi-lateral meetings and a proposed trade agreement present an opportunity for the US to promote rule of law and an independent judiciary in Mongolia.

Where are Africa’s billions?

News • 11 July 2019

National governments aren’t the only ones failing African citizens in the fight against corruption.

Four ways the G20 can take the lead on anti-corruption

News • 14 May 2019

The globalisation of world trade and finance has been accompanied by an internationalisation of corruption. The G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group therefore has the potential to be…

Three years after the Panama Papers: progress on horizon

News • 04 April 2019

The explosive Pulitzer Prize-winning global media project known as the "Panama Papers" turned three years old, and there are many reasons to celebrate.

Americas: weakening democracy and rise in populism hinder anti-corruption efforts

News • 29 January 2019

With an average score of 44 for three consecutive years, the Americas region continues to fail in making any serious inroads against corruption. The number of poor performing…

While the G20 drags its feet, the corrupt continue to benefit from anonymous company ownership

News • 19 April 2018

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…

Perceptions remain unchanged despite progress in the Americas

News • 21 February 2018

In the last few years, Latin America and the Carribbean made great strides in the fight against corruption. Laws and mechanisms exist to curb corruption, while legal…

Corruption in the USA: the difference a year makes

News • 12 December 2017

Uzbekistan: How to support the real victims of grand corruption

News • 02 November 2017

What do you do when assets stolen from a country’s state coffers by corrupt individuals have been recovered and can now be returned to the country - but the government is still…

Azerbaijani Laundromat: grand corruption and how to buy influence

News • 05 September 2017

New investigation into a shady financial network that appears to have funnelled money from a US$2.9 billion Azeri slush fund to pay decision-makers and prominent individuals…

Corruption and inequality: how populists mislead people

News • 25 January 2017

Corruption and social inequality are indeed closely related and provide a source for popular discontent. Yet, the track record of populist leaders in tackling this problem is…