Reality check: Can the West bring kleptocrats to justice?
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Loopholes and capacity issues undercut multilateral efforts initiated in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Countering Russia's kleptocrats: What the West’s response to the assault on Ukraine should look like
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Kleptocracy in Russia has thrived thanks to the complicity of advanced economies, who are now waking up to its dangers.
CPI 2021 for Western Europe & European Union: Trouble ahead for stagnating region
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Western Europe and the EU still tops the CPI, but the COVID-19 pandemic has threatened transparency and accountability across the region, leaving no country unscathed and exposing…
Small steps to lasting transformation: How Integrity Pacts advance institutional change
Transparency Int'l
Banking scandals: On corporate culture, public interest and role of Western governments
Frank Vogl
Pandora Papers: 10 countries that urgently need to act
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Investigations implicate high-level public officials and private sector intermediaries around the world.
Pandora Papers: Sweeping reforms needed to rein in lawless offshore industry
Press •
What the global standard on company ownership should look like: Five key fixes
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After years of powerful resistance, FATF members are now finally open to suggestions on the ways to revise of the global standard on beneficial ownership transparency.
Defending land and lives: Indigenous peoples fighting back against discriminatory corruption
Transparency Int'l
Global Corruption Barometer EU: People worried about unchecked abuses of power
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New EU survey reveals almost a third of people think corruption is getting worse in their country. A further 44% think it’s not getting any better.
G7: Racing to tax justice?
Transparency Int'l
IMF COVID-19 emergency loans: A view from four countries
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Together with Human Rights Watch, we have assessed the effectiveness of the IMF’s approach during the pandemic by analysing how well governments of Cameroon, Ecuador, Egypt and…
Tracking corruption across the Sustainable Development Goals
Matthew Jenkins
Not so open Lux: Authorities in the dark over Luxembourg private investment fund beneficiaries
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Despite Luxembourg’s steps to shine a light on corporate ownership, the country's investment funds largely operate in an opaque manner.
