Transparency International - Daily Corruption News (12 Nov 2015)

12 November 2015 Today's top story Global: UK leads on anti-corruption push, U.S. and China lag, campaigners say Reuters (TI mention) Britain has done more to tackle secretive company ownership practices which facilitate corruption than other leading economies, while the United States and China are falling short of their promises, a leading anti-corruption group said.

More news Global: Bribery investigation traps Nordic executives in ex-Soviet mess Bloomberg (TI mention) Global: Italian court orders asset seizure in Algeria graft case involving Saipem Reuters Global: Russia doping crisis: I won’t fail but it is going to be a long journey, says Lord Coe The Independent Global: U.S., 10 nations mull travel bans for corrupt Kenyan officials Bloomberg Malaysia: Najib to speak to Malaysian anti-graft agency on political funds Bloomberg Vanuatu: Vanuatu MPs' appeal claims loans, not bribes Radio New Zealand

Blogs and opinion Global: It’s not just Russia: Britain helped create this corruption in sport The Guardian India: In India, many voters may see corruption as the lesser evil The New York Times Macedonia: Macedonia rapped for high-level political corruption and restricted press OCCRP

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