Daily Corruption News - Transparency International (8 Dec 2015)

8 December 2015 Today's top story China: ICBC punishes 137 staff amid finance industry graft probe Bloomberg China’s biggest bank, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., said it punished 137 staff for breaches of Communist Party discipline, such as accepting gifts or starting their own businesses, as a corruption crackdown sweeps through the nation’s finance industry.

More news Global: Bach renews calls for fight against corruption and doping Associated Press Global: Biden warns Ukraine of backsliding on corruption Associated Press Global: Chantal Uwimana: Fighting corruption with Transparency International True Africa (TI mention) Ghana: Ghana dismisses judges guilty of bribery charges BBC Mexico: Mexican state governor to crack down on corruption but problem runs deep The Guardian (TI mention) Tanzania: Tanzania's president targets corruption with surprise visits and sackings The Guardian Uganda: CSOs want law to fight voter bribery New Vision (TI mention) UK: National Crime Agency warned over serious flaws in money-laundering system Buzzfeed

Blogs and opinion Ireland: Fintan O’Toole: The lesson of Irish politics is keep calm and carry on corruptly Irish Times

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