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Wartime contracting – a necessary service, unnecessarily wasteful

6 September 2011 in Africa and Middle East, Defence and Security

Saad Mustafa of Transparency International’s Defence and Security Programme takes a closer look at American wartime and reconstruction contracting in conflict zones. “Criminal behaviour and blatant corruption sap dollars from what could otherwise be successful project outcomes and, more disturbingly, contribute to a climate in which huge amounts of waste are accepted as the norm” […]

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Will New EU Defence spending Rules Reduce Corruption ?

22 August 2011 in Defence and Security

Julia Muravska, project officer in Transparency International’s Defence and Security Programme, asks whether EU countries will use new EU laws to tackle corruption in defence spending – or use to fine print to avoid real change. Notorious corruption allegations in the defence sector, such as those surrounding the BAE /SAAB fighter jet sales to South […]

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Bribery: a barrier to good use of taxpayers’ money?

10 June 2011 in Anti-corruption Conventions, Anti-corruption movement, Europe and Central Asia, Measurement and Research

Fighting foreign bribery and strengthening government procurement processes are key to addressing corruption in international trade. Companies who bribe foreign officials are on the “supply side” of international corruption. Transparency International’s latest Progress Report on foreign bribery enforcement found that government efforts to stop this practice are lacking. Last week, 20 of Transparency International’s European […]

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Combating corruption in the EU through e-Procurement

16 February 2011 in European Union, Technology

Recently Transparency International submitted a response to the European Commission consultations on expanding the use of e-Procurement, which you can download here. The Commission consultation document (‘Green Paper’) contained no mention of corruption, and so we found it imperative to let the European Commission (EC) know how e-Procurement is not only a tool for bringing efficiency savings, but […]

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Cyclone season is corruption time

23 February 2010 in Africa and Middle East, Education

The following blog post was written by Florent Andriamahavonjy, Coordinator, Transparency International- Initiative Madagascar, Africa Education Watch Programme Team. For the past three years I have led the Madagascar section of the Africa Education Watch programme that is assessing primary education in seven African countries, including Madagascar, where I am leading the team that is […]

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