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
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
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
Civil society - Participatory video is a form of community media that engages citizens in the processes of investigating and documenting their circumstances, devising solutions and advocating for change. The videos produced can be used to establish communications between citizens and decision-makers, opening up ...
Report published – Mar 2019
Advocacy - To many observers, lobbying appears to be a process in which well-resourced interest groups shape public policy according to their own interests in clandestine meetings with officials. This negative perception prevails for good reason: the vast majority of lobbying worldwide is unregulated. ...
Policy position published – Jul 2018
Intergovernmental bodies - The issue of anonymous companies has risen in prominence on the global agenda. Yet, in 2015, our analysis of how well G20 members were implementing the G20 Beneficial Ownership Principles showed that 15 of the G20 members had weak or average beneficial ownership legal frameworks. This publication ...
Report published – Apr 2018
Mining - Transparent and accountable mining can contribute to sustainable development. This begins with corruption-free approvals – the very first link in the mining value chain when decisions are made about whether, where, and under what circumstances to permit mining, including who is awarded licences ...
Report published – Dec 2017
Humanitarian assistance - This report presents findings from the southern Somalia case study for the Collective Resolution to Enhance Accountability and Transparency in Emergencies (CREATE) initiative, led by Transparency International. The goal of the study was to produce an evidence base concerning corruption risks and ...
Report published – Dec 2016
Transparency International - Europe has seen a surge in recent years of support for populist and nationalist movements – from Spain to the UK to Turkey. The reasons are manifold and complex, but are driven to a large degree by the belief that traditional democratic institutions – governments, political parties – are ...
Report published – Nov 2016
National Integrity Systems - Since the early 1990s, with the ever-increasing prospect of integration into the European Union, the countries of the Western Balkans and Turkey have taken important steps to develop and strengthen their anti-corruption systems. Progress has been slow, however, and the implementation of laws and ...
National Integrity System assessment published – Nov 2016
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