Decline in corruption gave 100bps boost to India's GDP in 2012-18: SBI Ecowrap. “India's economic growth increased 100 basis points (bps) between FY13 and FY19, courtesy a 16 point improvement in its ranking on corruption perception Index, a report [Ecowrap report by State Bank of India] shows”
Tackling corruption in a time of crisis. “Corruption can be systemic in countries where illegal harvest is common. Serious allegations of bribery and fraud occur at all levels of governance; from issuance of harvest permits, to officials checking trucks at checkpoints, to government ministers with authority over all stages of the production and transport of wildlife products.”
Willow Outhwaite/TRAFFIC: https://www.traffic.org/news/tackling-corruption-in-a-time-of-crisis/
Report: Myanmar’s Dirty Timber Entering EU. “Myanmar’s lucrative timber trade continues to be mired in criminality and corruption, including systematic tax evasion worth millions of dollars by companies exporting teak wood to European markets, according to a report published”
Alessandro Ford/Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14079-report-myanmar-s-dirty-timber-entering-eu
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