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Waiving immunity lets those in power be held to account

28 June 2013 in Accountability, Politics and government

In late March, a French court ordered an investigation into alleged abuses of power by IMF chief Christine Lagarde during her time as a French finance minister and her involvement in the payment of compensation to businessman Bernard Tapie. Investigators opened an inquiry into possible charges of “complicity to embezzlement of public funds” and “complicity […]

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Fighting corruption in 2011

1 December 2011 in Africa and Middle East, Aid, ALAC, Americas, Anti-corruption Conventions, Anti-corruption movement, Asia Pacific, Climate Change, Europe and Central Asia, Financial Markets, Lobbying, People power, Poverty and development

Today’s launch of the 2011  Corruption Perceptions Index, notes Christina zur Nedden of Transparency International’s Communications Department, serves as a timely occasion to reflect on our efforts to fight corruption in 2011. Corruption high on the agenda This has been a big year for anti-corruption work and public awareness of corruption has risen substantially. Unprecedented […]

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