Guatemala - Grand corruption in Guatemala poses a real threat to the health of the country’s citizens and institutions. One of several recent cases, the La Línea customs scandal, implicated officials at the highest level and is estimated to have cost the country 1.8% of its GDP in 2015. This is public money ...
Report published – Dec 2019
Maldives - Protecting the natural beauty and environment of the Maldives is central to the implementation of its sustainable development agenda. As the bedrock of the tourism industry, the country’s ecosystem is both a source of economic prosperity and an invaluable resource that must be protected in its ...
Report published – Dec 2019
Mozambique - At the start of the 2010s, there was real optimism that newly discovered resource wealth could help Mozambique overcome its acute development challenges. Much of this optimism has been undone by the hidden debts scandal. In collaboration with employees in an international bank, a group of senior ...
Report published – Dec 2019
Surveys - In recent months, millions of people across North Africa and the Middle East have taken to the streets in protest against their governments. There are strong parallels with the Arab revolutions that a decade ago toppled some of the most repressive and corrupt regimes in the region. Whether Tunisia ...
Report published – Dec 2019
Private sector - Corruption continues to be a pressing issue around the world, contributing to growing inequality and an erosion of democracy and public trust in governments. It is often regarded as a public sector issue, where government officials and civil servants abuse their entrusted power for personal gain. ...
Report published – Nov 2019
Land - One in every five people worldwide has paid a bribe to access land services. In Sub-Saharan Africa, this number rises to one in every two people. Corruption within systems of land administration and management is known as “land corruption”. Whether it’s an opaque deal between private ...
Report published – Nov 2019
Politics and government - Corruption remains one of the biggest impediments to economic development in Brazil. It threatens recent strides made towards equality and social justice, and it has exposed the fragility of Brazil’s 30-year-old democracy. Over the last few years, Operation Carwash (Operação Lava Jato, in ...
Report published – Nov 2019
Accountability - To counter crime and corruption, law enforcement authorities around the world need to be able to swiftly uncover the identities of the real owners of companies. For instance, if there are suspicions that a bank account belonging to a company is being used to handle the proceeds of crime, ...
Report published – Oct 2019
Whistleblowing - On 7 October 2019, the European Union adopted a Directive on the “Protection of persons reporting on breaches of Union law” (Whistleblower Protection Directive). To support effective implementation of the Directive,Transparency International has prepared this analysis, which provides ...
Policy position published – Oct 2019
Access to information - Freedom of information is not only a human right, but an important tool to engage and empower citizens. It allows them to demand accountability from governments and fight corruption.
In this publication, we focus on the people who make right to information laws come to life, and who use them as ...
Report published – Sep 2019
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