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G8: It’s time for action on money laundering

11 June 2013 in Access to information, Accountability, Cost of Corruption

The UK Government has announced that transparency and anti-corruption will be key elements at the G8 summit this year. Much needed action on money laundering provides an opportunity to live up to that promise. Corrupt money flows through the UK – in particular through our financial services industry. Nobody knows how much, but it is […]

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L’Aquila: Rebuilding lives beyond corruption

19 April 2013 in Cost of Corruption, Europe and Central Asia, G20

While politicians are busy recomposing the puzzle, people are struggling to make ends meet. Citizens are aware of the toll that corruption takes on their present and on their future and the youth is ready to speak up and claim its rights to fair and clean governance, as the following video shows.

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#offshoreleaks: 21st Century Journalism at its best

4 April 2013 in Access to information, Accountability, Asset recovery, Cost of Corruption, Politics and government, Whistleblowing

Around 260 Gigabytes of data from ten tax havens, 2.5 million documents, 130.000 persons from 170 countries concerned – a mega coup. But some questions are still to be answered. Today’s releases regarding #offshoreleaks include everything one can expect from good journalism in the 21st century: Collaboration: 84 journalists worked on the story, coordinated by […]

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Iraq’s corruption legacy

3 April 2013 in Cost of Corruption, Defence and Security, Europe and Central Asia, Oil and gas, Politics and government, Poverty and development

$800 million. That’s the staggering amount of money said to be unlawfully transferred out of Iraq every week. Last month marked the ten year anniversary of the start of the occupation of Iraq by coalition forces. The aftermath of war and occupation has been ravaging well after the withdrawal of foreign troops. The US Special […]

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What Billions In Illicit And Licit Capital Flight Means For The People Of Zambia

16 December 2012 in Africa and Middle East, Aid, Cost of Corruption, Private sector

A forthcoming report by Global Financial Integrity finds that Zambia lost US$8.8 billion in illicit financial outflows from 2001-2010

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