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Greece: corruption and the crisis

6 June 2012 in Europe and Central Asia, European Union, Financial Markets, Measurement and Research, Politics and government, Private sector

Last month, Greeks went to the polls after two years of ceaseless crisis. After a vote that showed their frustration with the old regime and their desire for change, the question now should be how to tackle the rampant corruption that has driven a wedge between a people and their leaders. One answer is transparency. […]

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EU on the cusp of extractive transparency reforms

20 February 2012 in Africa and Middle East, Private sector

A newly discovered diamond field in Cameroon might contain as many as 250 million carats – 2.5 times the total world output of diamonds in 2007. The nearby village of Mparo, meanwhile, lacks running water, asphalt roads or telephones. Its mud-brick schools lack benches or books, No electricity flows through its power lines. An electrification […]

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