Seized 1MDB assets must be safely returned to the Malaysian people
Press •
Three steps towards corruption-free sustainable development
Transparency Int'l
Three ways to stop money laundering through real estate
News •
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…
25 corruption scandals that shook the world
News •
Twenty-five years ago, when Transparency International was founded, corruption was seen as the necessary price of doing business and something so deeply ingrained that exposing…
Lava Jato: Whatever happened to complicit Swiss banks?
Maíra Martini
Trouble at the top: why high-scoring countries aren’t corruption-free
News •
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…
Azerbaijani links to suspect Malta bank highlight need for financial transparency
Press •
Stopping Dirty Money: the Global Effective-O-Meter
News •
As of February 2019, global effectiveness at stopping money laundering stands at 32%.
Financial regulators and governments must act to stop corruption in the financial system
Press •
#ParadisePapers: time to clean up the offshore financial havens
News •
The ‘Paradise Papers’ show how the rich and powerful around the world are able to avoid paying tax and keep their business dealings secret. The mechanisms they use can also…
Obiang Verdict: Transparency International welcomes the corruption conviction and seizure of assets
Press •
Elections in Angola: time to tackle corruption
News •
The unofficial results of Angola’s elections are expected on 25 August. This is not cause for celebration unless it brings change. Corruption has for too long enriched a small…
G20 position paper: professional gatekeepers – real estate and luxury goods (2017)
Publication •
Two of the sectors that are particularly attractive for the laundering of corrupt proceeds, in particular in cases of Grand Corruption, are the real estate and luxury goods and…
The secret is out: US$2.7 billion of São Paulo property linked to offshore companies
News •
Our investigation into the real estate market in São Paulo shows how easy it is to hide more than US$2.7 billion worth of property behind shell companies.
A year after Panama Papers, is enough being done to stop illicit finance?
News •
The Panama Papers revealed a global web of secret companies and stealthy crooks hiding stolen wealth, but one year on the corrupt still find it too easy to shift illegal assets…
