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Approximately 900 million – or just over one in four – people living in 16 countries in Asia Pacific, including some of its biggest economies are estimated to have paid a bribe to access public services, according to a new public opinion poll from the anti-corruption movement Transparency International. Transparency International spoke to nearly 22,000 …
Rise of populist politicians in many countries is a warning signal 2016 showed that around the world systemic corruption and social inequality reinforce each other, leading to popular disenchantment with political establishments and providing a fertile ground for the rise of populist politicians. 69 per cent of the 176 countries on the Corruption Perceptions Index …
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL CALLS ON PEOPLE EVERYWHERE TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST CORRUPTION 2015 showed that people working together can succeed in the battle against corruption. Although corruption is still rife globally, more countries improved their scores in the 2015 edition of Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index than declined. Overall, two-thirds of the 168 countries on the …
Weak institutions and countries where governments are corrupt or vulnerable to corruption are jeopardising democracy in the Americas, warned Transparency International, the global anti-corruption movement, at the start of the VII Summit of the Americas which is taking place in Panama City this week. All of the thematic areas to be covered during the summit, …
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST SUPPORT UKRAINE’S FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION AND IMPUNITY; CIVIL SOCIETY’S ROLE IS TO MONITOR THIS WORK On the one year anniversary of the flight from Ukraine of former President Victor Yanukovych, Transparency International, the global anti-corruption movement, calls for him and his former Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov to be extradited from Russia …
Transparency International today called on authorities in the United Kingdom to begin a criminal investigation into HSBC in light of recent accusations against the bank. HSBC’s private bank has been accused of facilitating money laundering and earned big profits handling secret accounts for arms dealers, dictators and blood diamond traffickers, according to material released by the International …
“Corruption is the single most critical factor that the people of Afghanistan worry about after security. The government and the donors must act together to ensure that no more development aid is lost to corruption,” said José Ugaz, chair of Transparency International “After all the corruption scandals of billions of dollars related to aid for …
Following a series of recent serious security incidents involving the staff and premises of its chapter in Rwanda, Transparency International, the global anti-corruption movement, is calling on the Rwandan authorities to make every effort in ensuring the safety of its staff. “The security of our people is paramount for Transparency International. They should be able …
Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2013 offers a warning that the abuse of power, secret dealings and bribery continue to ravage societies around the world. More than two thirds of the 177 countries in the 2013 index score below 50, on a scale from 0 (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 100 (perceived to be …
Transparency International is proud to announce Chinese journalist Luo Changping and Angolan human rights activist and journalist Rafael Marques de Morais as the winners of the 2013 Integrity Award. The two winners exemplify in every way the courage and determination of the many individuals and organisations confronting corruption around the world, often at great personal …