One in four people in Africa pay bribes to access services, survey says

Surveys - Global Corruption Barometer – Africa, released on African Anti-Corruption Day by Transparency International in partnership with Afrobarometer, reveals that more than half of all citizens surveyed in 35 African countries think corruption is getting worse in their country. Fifty-nine per cent of ...

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Transparency International Brazil and JOTA present previously unreleased data and documents from Odebrecht investigations in Latin America

Public procurement - Transparency International Brazil today presents new information for tracking the progress of grand corruption cases in Latin America involving Brazilian civil construction company Odebrecht

Strache video points to need for robust anti-corruption frameworks worldwide

Politics and government - The scandal in Austria surrounding former Vice Chancellor Heinz Christian Strache highlights the ease with which the abuse of power and manipulation of political landscapes can happen, even in countries considered to have low levels of corruption. Global and regional initiatives and multilateral ...

Slovenian government agency challenged over suspicious razor wire contract

Public procurement - Transparency International's chapter in Slovenia is asking authorities look into a controversial government contract from 2015. Information relating to the contract had been kept secret from the public until last month.

#G20TAKEACTION - Transparency International takes anti-corruption message to streets of Buenos Aires

Holding G20 to Account - “G20 leaders seem to have been too busy arguing among themselves to pay attention to their own anti-corruption policy recommendations,” said Maria Emilia Berazategui of Poder Ciudadano, “So we decided to put the message somewhere they can’t miss it – on the avenue leading to the summit ...

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Sale of ČEZ Bulgaria to Inercom raises red flags; requires greater scrutiny

Private sector - The proposed sale of the Bulgarian assets of ČEZ Group, an energy conglomerate of which the government of the Czech Republic is the majority stakeholder, raises major red flags for corruption and should undergo further investigation.

Nearly six in ten Americans believe the US became more corrupt in 2017

Surveys - The results of a survey released today by Transparency International show that compared to early 2016 more Americans believe corruption is on the rise and that the White House is the most corrupt of nine key institutions.

Investigate more high profile corrupt politicians in Malaysia

Politics and government - Transparency International's chapter in Malaysia is calling for the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commissions crackdown on graft in the public sector to be extended to high profile politicians. This should include those who appear to live beyond their means and should include serious anti-money ...

More action is needed to tackle anonymous companies and the flow of corrupt proceeds into the U.S.

Politics and government - Today the U.S. government released its action plan to tackle corruption at the international U.K Anti-Corruption Summit hosted by David Cameron. The numerous commitments in the action plan supplement the package announced by the U.S. last week, including the finalization by the Department of the ...

Transparency International urges PARLACEN to revoke membership of Panama ex-President Martinelli

Unmask the corrupt - Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) membership hinders investigation into alleged corruption by Martinelli and his cronies.

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