Transparemncy International - Daily Corruption News (16 Feb 2015)

Today's top story Brazil: The $100m man’s guide to Brazilian graft Financial Times One October night in 2011 in Milan, Italy, a group of four Brazilian businessmen linked to Petrobras, Brazil’s state-owned oil operator, sat down for dinner with the manager of a Swiss bank, Banque Cramer. On the menu for the Brazilians was allegedly a plan to create one of the most ambitious corruption schemes their country had seen.

More news Global: HSBC: five questions for a bank that grew too big to control The Guardian Global: Rolls-Royce says it does not tolerate improper business BBC Brazil: Samba school outrage points to Carnival’s murky financial history NPR China: China takes down senior leader amid anti-corruption campaign Associated Press Iran: Iran's former vice president jailed for corruption The Guardian United States: Bharara sees corruption “all over” New York State Buffalo News

Blogs and opinion Dominican Republic: Seguridad Nacional, narcotráfico y financiamiento político (National security, drug trafficking and political finance) Acento Indonesia: Indonesia faces a crossroads in corruption battle Wall Street Journal Ukraine: Welcome to Ukraine: One of the “biggest kleptocracies in the world” Huffington Post

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