http://blog.transparency.org This blog by Transparency International provides an independent and informed viewpoint on corruption. It gives a space to start a worldwide conversation on possible solutions to overcome corruption, and on governance, transparency and accountability. Thu, 23 May 2013 06:43:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/22/thanks-british-taxpayer-thanks-royal-bank-of-scotland/ http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/22/thanks-british-taxpayer-thanks-royal-bank-of-scotland/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 12:12:32 +0000 Christian Humborg http://blog.transparency.org/?p=12551
Banks are currently not everybody’s darling so it’s no wonder that they try to polish their image. I was invited last week to a Scottish evening hosted by the Royal Bank of Scotland — which is 81 percent owned by the British government — at the Skylounge of the E-Werk, a typically lavish party location [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/22/thanks-british-taxpayer-thanks-royal-bank-of-scotland/feed/ 1 http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/22/uncac-coalition-asks-un-meeting-to-take-action-for-transparency-and-accountability/ http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/22/uncac-coalition-asks-un-meeting-to-take-action-for-transparency-and-accountability/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 09:46:22 +0000 Gillian Dell http://blog.transparency.org/?p=12542
Originally published 21 May 2013 on UNCAC coalition On Thursday 30 May 2013, UNCAC Coalition civil society representatives will gather in Vienna at the United Nations to call for more government transparency and accountability and an end to impunity for corruption crimes. During the whole week of 27 May, the UN is holding a “governments [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/22/uncac-coalition-asks-un-meeting-to-take-action-for-transparency-and-accountability/feed/ 1 http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/16/les-heros-de-la-lutte-contre-la-corruption-une-interview-avec-gregory-ngbwa-mintsa/ http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/16/les-heros-de-la-lutte-contre-la-corruption-une-interview-avec-gregory-ngbwa-mintsa/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 13:00:55 +0000 Rosie Slater http://blog.transparency.org/?p=12513
En décembre 2008, le citoyen gabonais Gregory Ngbwa Mintsa a courageusement pris position contre la corruption. Avec Transparence International France, il a déposé une plainte qui dénonçait le détournement présumé de fonds publics au Gabon. Cela fait partie des Biens Mal Acquis, une enquête sur plusieurs présidents africains soupçonnés de voler des fonds publics à grande [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/16/les-heros-de-la-lutte-contre-la-corruption-une-interview-avec-gregory-ngbwa-mintsa/feed/ 0 http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/15/no-defence-for-corruption-in-defence-procurement/ http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/15/no-defence-for-corruption-in-defence-procurement/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 16:42:20 +0000 Anupama Jha http://blog.transparency.org/?p=12502
On 15 May Transparency International India invited senior figures in the defence establishment, including Defence Minister A.K. Antony, senior oversight officers from both state-owned and private defence companies, and experts from civil society to discuss the issue of corruption in defence procurement. There have been too many scandals in procurement – the AgustaWestland helicopter mess [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/15/no-defence-for-corruption-in-defence-procurement/feed/ 0 http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/15/anti-corruption-heroes-an-interview-with-gregory-ngbwa-mintsa/ http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/15/anti-corruption-heroes-an-interview-with-gregory-ngbwa-mintsa/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 14:42:47 +0000 Rosie Slater http://blog.transparency.org/?p=12412
In December 2008, Gabonese citizen Gregory Ngbwa Mintsa took a brave stand against corruption. Together with Transparency International France, he filed a legal complaint denouncing the alleged embezzlement of public funds in Gabon. This was part of the Biens Mal Acquis case, an investigation into several African presidents suspected of stealing public assets on a [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/15/anti-corruption-heroes-an-interview-with-gregory-ngbwa-mintsa/feed/ 0 http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/14/time-to-wake-up-trinidad-tobago-the-jack-warner-affair/ http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/14/time-to-wake-up-trinidad-tobago-the-jack-warner-affair/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 07:49:25 +0000 Deryck Murray http://blog.transparency.org/?p=12374
Jack Warner is a big name in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) and in world football. He has been in politics and government for the past five years, most recently as Minister of National Security, and served on the executive committee of FIFA (world football’s governing body) and as head of the Americas football federation (known as [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/14/time-to-wake-up-trinidad-tobago-the-jack-warner-affair/feed/ 3 http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/10/too-little-transparency-in-new-czech-law-on-political-party-financing/ http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/10/too-little-transparency-in-new-czech-law-on-political-party-financing/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 15:25:16 +0000 Radim Bureš http://blog.transparency.org/?p=12352
The Czech parliament is currently considering a new law to increase transparency in how political parties are funded. This should have been a reason to celebrate, given that Transparency International Czech Republic and other non-governmental organisations have been working on this for the past two years. But the law could and should have been so [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/10/too-little-transparency-in-new-czech-law-on-political-party-financing/feed/ 0 http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/08/is-brazil-taking-a-u-turn/ http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/08/is-brazil-taking-a-u-turn/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 16:01:34 +0000 Alejandro Salas http://blog.transparency.org/?p=12343
In Brazil, some members of the legislature are actively lobbying for a constitutional amendment that would make certain rulings by the Supreme Court subject to congressional approval. Not surprisingly, the current proposal by the Commission on the Constitution, Justice and Citizenship was put forward by members of the Workers’ Party, the main political group affected [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/08/is-brazil-taking-a-u-turn/feed/ 2 http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/08/how-to-fight-corruption-with-online-tools-best-practice-from-morocco/ http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/08/how-to-fight-corruption-with-online-tools-best-practice-from-morocco/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 12:53:26 +0000 Tarik Nesh-Nash http://blog.transparency.org/?p=12298
There was a general feeling of excitement and optimism about the new role of technology to promote transparency and accountability at the Transparency International SpeakUp! event which I attended in March 2013. There was quite a buzz about online denunciation tools in particular, and different Transparency International chapters are looking into ways to embrace new [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/08/how-to-fight-corruption-with-online-tools-best-practice-from-morocco/feed/ 2 http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/08/whistleblowing-in-greece-an-alternative-to-silence/ http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/08/whistleblowing-in-greece-an-alternative-to-silence/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 08:59:42 +0000 Costas Bakouris http://blog.transparency.org/?p=12258
In September 2012, the US Internal Revenue Service awarded Bradley Birkefeld with US$104 million, as he provided prosecutors with detailed information about the “consultating services” that UBS AG offered to rich clients, thus enabling tax evasion. Within two months, new legislation on whistleblowers’ protection for federal employees came up by the US President Barack Obama. [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2013/05/08/whistleblowing-in-greece-an-alternative-to-silence/feed/ 0