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U.S. response to the Panama Papers: A step in the right direction but more action is needed

9 May 2016 in Americas, Financial Markets, Politics and government, Private sector

The massive leak dubbed the Panama Papers has given the UK Anti-Corruption Summit on May 12 an unexpected boost. Those coming to the summit, now including the U.S., are lining up to make announcements about the steps they are taking to tackle corruption and specifically financial secrecy. On Thursday the Obama Administration announced a series […]

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Know your contractors: transparent ownership reduces corruption

28 April 2015 in Accountability, Anti-corruption movement, Civil society, Cost of Corruption, Education, Financial Integrity, G20, Measurement and Research, People power, Politics and government, Poverty and development, Private sector

Procurement is at the heart of the work that the World Bank and other international development banks do. Countries borrow from these multilateral organisations to develop the public works and services their citizens need: such as healthcare, education, sanitation and infrastructure. Through public procurement, countries use the borrowed funds to acquire expertise, labour and supplies […]

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Beefing up anti-corruption programmes for corporates

13 August 2014 in Access to information, Accountability, Americas, Private sector

Our chapter in the US recently released a report to help companies assess the effectiveness of their anti-corruption programmes. In this interview, Shruti Shah, our Senior Policy Director at Transparency International-USA, explains why the mere adoption of an anti-corruption programme is not enough – verification is crucial. (This is a shortened version of the interview […]

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Review of World Bank Sanctions System: A Good Start but Additional Transparency Needed

14 August 2013 in Politics and government, Poverty and development

The World Bank Group is currently undertaking an evaluation and review of its Sanctions System. That Sanctions System is an integral part of the Bank’s Anti-Corruption policy in that it provides a framework for punishing corrupt contractors, thereby creating a deterrent to corruption. A well-functioning Sanctions System is also important in helping to ensure that the […]

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