Transparency International - Daily Corruption News (18 Dec 2014)

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UK: Britain targets financial fraud with anti-corruption police unit
Reuters

Britain is to set up a specialist police unit focused on corruption and bribery, aiming to bolster its defences against white-collar crime in the financial sector as part of a wider plan to stamp out fraudulent business practices.

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Global: EU shines light on dirty money with central registers
Reuters (TI mention)

Global: Avon products settles bribery charges for $135M
Associated Press

Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s new millionaires
Bloomberg Businessweek

Bhutan: Bhutan’s king issues corruption warning
Agence France-Presse

China: Xi’s visit to Macau deals cold deck to VIP gamblers
Reuters

India: Reliance payments to Indian politicians raise transparency issues
The Financial Times

Iraq: Iraq PM drops lawsuits against journalists
Associated Press

Blogs and opinion

Global: World Cup corruption: could FIFA be set to perform report U-turn?
BBC

News from Transparency International

Online documentary: African Voices against Corruption
Web feature: EU takes action against secret companies