Daily Corruption News from Transparency International - 12 May 2016

12 May 2016 Today's top story Global: UK hails progress, defends tax havens at corruption summit AFP (TI mention) Prime Minister David Cameron hailed progress on pursuing corrupt individuals at an international summit on Thursday, but rejected accusations he had failed to deliver transparency on Britain's overseas tax havens.

More news Global: IMF: Corruption costs global economy $2 trillion a year Voice of America Global: Eletrobras faces U.S. delisting as it assesses graft losses Bloomberg Global: David Miliband's refugee aid group in corruption probe The Telegraph Brazil: Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff to face trial after Senate votes to impeach her Vice News Romania: Romania's anti-graft fight could suffer from legal proposals Reuters Uganda: Uganda president promises to fight corruption after disputed vote Reuters USA: Ex-New York Senate leader, son to face corruption sentencing Reuters

Blogs and opinion Global: The biggest hope for ending corruption is open public contracting Huffington Post USA: More stunning public corruption in Virginia Washington Post UK: Corruption, security and the U.K. IISS Voices

News from Transparency International

On the blog: U.S. response to the Panama Papers: A step in the right direction but more action is needed
Feature: The Anti-Corruption Summit: Now the hard work begins