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Makula logs in Zambia

Caution and optimism in Zambia as forest scheme scales up

20 May 2016 in Africa and Middle East, Climate Change, Forestry

The bark of the mukula tree has medicinal properties, the outer wood is prized for furniture and flooring, and the dense core is valuable to Chinese rifle manufacturers. With hundreds or thousands of dollars packed into each plant, mukula forests represent a gold mine for Zambia. But an entrenched web of corruption ensures only powerful […]

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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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Corruption without borders

4 September 2012 in Africa and Middle East, Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Private sector

Stories of bribery and its impact around the world, from Greece to Mexico. 39 countries are signed up to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, meaning that they have agreed to investigate and prosecute businesses that use corrupt practices when conducting business abroad. We will publish a new report on Thursday showing a rise in prosecutions by […]

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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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