Transparency International - Daily Corruption News (26 Nov 2015)

26 November 2015 Today's top story UK: Barclays fined $109 million for risk failings on 'elephant deal' Bloomberg Barclays Plc was fined 72.1 million pounds ($109 million) by U.K. regulators for failing to fully probe a group of “politically exposed” ultra-high-net-worth clients tied to a 1.9 billion-pound transaction.

More news Brazil: Senior Brazilian senator and billionaire CEO both arrested for corruption Reuters China: 91 suspected of corruption in China repatriated in past year Asia News Network India: 80% of India-based executives affected by fraud: Kroll report Forbes India Kenya: Pope Francis arrives in a Kenya fed up with graft New York Times Mexico: Mexico's weak laws hinder case against 'El Chapo’ USA Today (TI mention) Thailand: Thai graft, royal insult cases threaten to embroil junta Reuters

Blogs and opinion Global: Europe's money-laundering machine: still spinning EUobserver (TI mention) Global: US must address waste, fraud in Afghan aid Associated Press Canada: Quebec’s virtuous few whistled down corruption: Editorial Toronto Star

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