Pushing Forward G8’s Anti-Corruption Agenda

15 May 2012 in Africa and Middle East, Asia Pacific, Poverty and development

In India more than 200 million people live without secure access to food, the most of any county in the world, the Wall Street Journal reported last month. As the report argued, this is not because India lacks the resources to provide for its population. On the contrary, India’s domestic food production would be more […]

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On a Plane to Brazil

15 May 2012 in Americas, Human rights, Poverty and development

A few weeks ago I traveled to Brazil. Early Sunday morning I got on a plane from Amsterdam to São Paulo. My seat was in row 62, the last one just next to the toilets. This is not a fun experience when you have to fly for more than ten hours. As I sat down […]

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What can Slovenia learn from New Orleans?

11 May 2012 in Americas, Europe and Central Asia, Poverty and development

Hurricane Katrina was a dark hour for New Orleans, costing the lives of thousands and displacing an entire city, but in terms of community relations and the fight against corruption it has certainly had a silver lining. How can Slovenia learn from the resurgence of that city, to bring about change and reconciliation? Integriteta- Transparency […]

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Niger fait campagne contre les faux enseignants, la corruption dans les écoles

10 May 2012 in Africa and Middle East, Education, People power

4 milliards de Francs CFA destinés à l’éducation perdus, presque mille faux enseignants, et des milliers d’enfants de régions rurales assis par terre, parce que les bancs et tables inscrits au budget n’ont pas été livrés. Il n’est pas étonnant alors que le taux d’alphabétisation au Niger est en dessous de 30%, laissant peu d’opportunités […]

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The politics of corruption in India: public goods for private gain

9 May 2012 in Accountability, Asia Pacific, Private sector

India continues to reel from corruption scams.  First it was telecom licenses that grabbed the headlines, now it is the sale of coal highlighting the corruption at the heart of the Indian government, politics and business. In 2008, the former Telecommunications Minister of the Indian government began to issue cut-rate licenses to mobile telephony companies […]

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Indonesian film collection “Us Against Corruption” gives hope to combating everyday corruption

7 May 2012 in Asia Pacific, Education, People power, Technology

Popcorn. Cola. Love. Betrayal. Tears. Laughter. A collective gasp from the audience as a local heartthrob appears on screen. A unified “uh-oh” as one of the characters is about to discover her husband’s love affair. Tears as some parents have to make agonising choices about their children. The stars of the film waiting outside to […]

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After Wal-Mart: What best practices can limit foreign bribery?

30 April 2012 in Private sector

In the wake of Wal-Mart’s alleged Mexican bribery scandal, many voices in the business sector are no doubt asking what companies can do to improve their anti-corruption programmes and avoid the increasingly long arm of US law-enforcers who are vigorously pursuing violations of the FCPA. This is just the latest corporate corruption scandal, and they […]

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The pressure intensifies for real reform at FIFA – not just words

27 April 2012 in Accountability, Sport

This week the Council of Europe joined the voices with those calling for FIFA, world football’s governing body, to start investigating past scandals now, and not just talk about it. In a resolution, adopted on April 25th, the Council called for a transparent investigation into the election in 2011 that saw Sepp Blatter reinstated as […]

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Truth or consequences? The problem with settlements and the World Bank’s debarment of Alstom units

25 April 2012 in Africa and Middle East, Private sector

While the year-long allegations of misconduct against the Alstom Group (ALO) have led to some significant consequences for the company – US$ 9.5 million worth of them – a lot of questions about what happened remain. At the end of February, the World Bank decided to debar two Alstom subsidiaries for three years and agreed […]

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UNESCO – Obiang : a risky relationship

25 April 2012 in Africa and Middle East, Europe and Central Asia

This blog post was written by Rachel Leenhardt. Rachel is Communication Officer of Sherpa, a Paris-based, non-profit organization that aims to protect and defend the victims of economic crimes in developing countries. SHERPA’s overall focus is deploying legal expertise to fight the injustices caused by economic crimes and to bring about effective changes to public […]

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