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German-Greek arms deal corruption allegations stir renewed debate

6 June 2014 in Access to information, Accountability, Defence and Security, Europe and Central Asia, Politics and government, Private sector, Technology

The Self Propelled Howitzer “PzH 2000” of German Defense Company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) “sets a worldwide standard”, according to the company. Athens bought the howitzers a decade ago for €200 million, a deal which is now the centre of allegations about dubious flows of money in connection with two former German parliamentarians. The PzH 2000 […]

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Public consultation in Jersey: chance to come clean

30 April 2014 in Access to information, Accountability, Europe and Central Asia, Politics and government, Private sector

The use of shell companies to mask the true owners of assets is still on top of the political agenda and interest in the issue continues to grow. This week the UK government announced further details of its plan to implement a public registry of company ownership. This is important because shell companies can facilitate […]

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Russian money: too big to sanction?

10 March 2014 in Asset recovery, Cost of Corruption, Europe and Central Asia, Impunity, Politics and government

As the Crimea crisis has developed, there have been calls to freeze Russian and Ukrainian assets in the UK. Russian money is unusual for two reasons. First, the sheer volume. Secondly, because there have been persistent allegations that a substantial proportion of it is dirty money – gained through organised crime and corruption in a […]

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Honduras: Nuevo mecanismo de auditoría social en el sector seguridad

28 February 2013 in Accountability, Americas, Anti-corruption movement, Politics and government, Poverty and development

Centroamérica es una de las regiones más violentas del mundo. Honduras lidera el ranking mundial de países más violentos con una tasa de 82 homicidios cada 100.000 habitantes. En esta región hay indicios de que el crimen organizado ha logrado infiltrarse y cooptar a la policía. Es decir, la institución estatal por excelencia responsable de controlar […]

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Will BAE face up to its past?

5 February 2013 in Anti-corruption movement, Private sector

This text was originally posted in Transparency International UK’s blog. This week’s revelations in the Sunday Times show that it is very difficult for BAE Systems to escape from the long-standing allegations of corruption, despite the court settlement of $450 million (£30 million in the UK, the rest in the US) two years ago for books and […]

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Back to school

15 August 2012 in Anti-corruption movement, People power, Young people

How does a British experience of corruption, and the fight against it, differ to that of 36 other countries? Coming from a fairly standard middle class British household, corruption never had direct consequences on how I lived my life. I went to school, had family holidays abroad, fought with my sisters, travelled and completed university. […]

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