Daily Corruption News - 6 May 2016 - Transparency International

Today's top story

USA: U.S. tightens checks on anonymous companies following Panama Papers release
The Washington Post

The Obama administration announced several rules Thursday evening meant to combat tax evasion, money laundering and financial crime amid renewed scrutiny over the use of offshore accounts and anonymous companies to conceal money.

More news

Global: How to crack a shell
The Economist

Global: Panama Papers source breaks silence over ‘scale of injustices’
The Guardian

Brazil: Speaker of Brazil's lower house Eduardo Cunha suspended
The Guardian

Mexico: Cars, corruption, and climate change linked to return of horrendous smog in Mexico City
Vice News

Nigeria: Nigeria calls on anti-corruption summit to back registers of ownership
The Guardian

Papua New Guinea: PNG university students protest against government interference in ongoing corruption cases
ABC Online (TI Mention)

Opinion

Global: Corruption, economic development and poverty alleviation
The Diplomat (TI Mention)

Global: Why corruption matters
Project Syndicate

News from Transparency International

On the web: 50 million people in the Middle East and North Africa paid bribes last year

On the blog: Let's celebrate whistleblowers: a case from Italy