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CPI 2023: Trouble at the top

News • 30 January 2024

Top-scoring countries on the CPI have long fuelled transnational corruption. It's time they embrace change.

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CPI 2023 for the Americas: Lack of independent judiciary hinders the fight against corruption

News • 30 January 2024

The lack of independence of the judiciary in the region undermines the rule of law and promotes impunity for powerful criminals.

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CPI 2022: Trouble at the top

News • 31 January 2023

While 2022 has seen some progress, advanced economies are still not pulling their weight in the fight against cross-border corruption.

Protesters wear bandanas which say 'corrupt' during a protest against President Nayib Bukele in San Salvador, El Salvador.

CPI 2022 for the Americas: Fertile ground for criminal networks and human rights abuses

News • 31 January 2023

A lack of bold, decisive action to fight corruption and strengthen public institutions fuels organised criminal activities and other sources of violence.

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Russia in the room: G20 Bali summit must denounce kleptocracy

News • 11 November 2022

Unless measures against illicit finance are prioritised, G20 is on track to lose anti-corruption credibility at the Bali summit.

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Exporting Corruption 2022: Top trading countries doing even less than before to stop foreign bribery

News • 11 October 2022

Despite a few breakthroughs, top trading countries are failing to punish bribing companies and compensate victims.

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Registration and workshops now open for International Anti-Corruption Conference 2022

News • 21 June 2022

Registration has opened for the 2022 IACC in Washington, D.C., and a call for workshop proposals is now live.

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Reality check: Can the West bring kleptocrats to justice?

News • 25 May 2022

Loopholes and capacity issues undercut multilateral efforts initiated in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

International Anti-Corruption Conference 2022: Uprooting Corruption, Defending Democratic Values

News • 19 April 2022

20th edition of IACC will be held in Washington, D.C., US from 6–10 December 2022.

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CPI 2021 for the Americas: A region in crisis

News • 25 January 2022

With no progress on an average score of 43 out of 100 for the third consecutive year, the countries of the Americas are paralyzed in the fight against corruption. Despite…

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CPI 2021: Trouble at the top

News • 25 January 2022

The 2021 CPI shows that top-scoring countries’ complacency has been detrimental not only to global anti-corruption efforts but also to their own affairs.