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OECD Anti-Bribery Convention at 25: Time to step up enforcement

Gillian Dell 25 March 2024

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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.

EU reaches deal on anti-money laundering rules, ending uncertainty about how watchdogs will access information on companies’ real owners

Press • 18 January 2024

A private security guard stands outside the Panama-based Mossack Fonseca law firm in 2016

How enablers facilitate illicit financial flows: Evidence from Africa

News • 05 December 2023

Professionals such as lawyers, accountants and corporate service providers have played a critical role in facilitating financial flows from Africa.

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Why can’t Western governments tell us what they’re actually doing to sanction Russian kleptocrats?

News • 28 September 2023

We are still waiting to hear back from countries about the measures they have taken to locate and seize assets.

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Switzerland takes a step towards ending corporate secrecy: Will it be enough?

Marc Herkenrath 21 September 2023

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On politically exposed persons, de-risking and the fight against corruption

Maíra Martini 28 June 2023

Leveraging Civil Society to Combat Corruption Risks in Emergency Response Management: The COVID-19 Experience

Publication • 13 June 2023

This publication shares findings in emergency response funding from the COVID-19 pandemic and makes recommendations for future responses.

People protesting against the Myanmar junta charging democracy activists with terrorism.

CPI 2022 for Asia Pacific: Basic freedoms restricted as anti-corruption efforts neglected

News • 31 January 2023

As authoritarianism grows and restrictions on civic space and basic freedoms imposed during the pandemic remain in place, the region stagnates for the fourth year in a row.

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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.

A Yemeni man holds up a sign that reads "Circulating corruption is a greater crime than corruption itself"

CPI 2022 for Middle East & North Africa: Corruption fuels ongoing conflict

News • 31 January 2023

As corruption, authoritarianism and insecurity fuel each other, the region is in decline.

Trust issues: 9 fixes to the global standard on beneficial ownership transparency

News • 19 October 2022

As worldwide scrutiny over anonymous companies intensifies, reforming the global standard on trust ownership is critical for deterring cross-border corruption.