More: Transparency
Democracy Dies in Lobbying and Bribery
Many studies have confirmed that one of the reasons why democracy has not taken root so well in many countries, including Indonesia, is because...
International community continues making progress against offshore tax evasion
The international community continues making tremendous progress in the fight against offshore tax evasion, as implementation of innovative transparency standards by the Global Forum...
Netanyahu’s plan to annex West Bank: Old and new problems
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to establish as of July 1 Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and over some areas...
Explainer: The fight against money laundering and terrorist financing
The European Commission put forward a series of measures designed to further strengthen the EU's framework to fight against money laundering and terrorist financing:
An...
The global response to the coronavirus pandemic must not be undermined by bribery
In the face of the coronavirus outbreak, the OECD Working Group on Bribery reaffirms its collective commitment to fight foreign bribery under the Anti-Bribery...
Requiem for Pakistan’s democracy
A billionaire member of ruling Tehrik-e-Insaf of Pakistan is currently embroiled in a web of accusations. He, and his business coterie, allegedly obtained financial...
Transparency is Key to Weathering Shocks, Investing in Growth, and Enhancing Trust in Government
— Transparency about critical economic issues — such as public debt and employment — will be the key to driving growth and enhancing trust...
ADB Promotes Innovation and Efficiency to Bolster Anticorruption Efforts
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is promoting innovation and efficiency to enhance its anticorruption efforts by streamlining case management and expediting the assessment of...
Defeating Systemic Corruption? Anti-Corruption Measures in Post-Revolution Ukraine and Armenia
Ukraine and
Armenia offer case studies on the challenges of recovering from post-Soviet
authoritarian legacy, fraught with rampant corruption.
As a matter of fact, systemic corruption has...
Costa Rica has improved its foreign bribery legislation
Costa
Rica recently strengthened its anti-bribery laws by introducing corporate
criminal liability. Despite this achievement, loopholes in the definition of
the foreign bribery offence and its enforcement...