Global Anti-Corruption Updates
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
WSJ - Corruption Currents: North Korea Threatens U.S. Over Sony (22 Dec 2014)
WSJ -Corruption Currents: North Korea Threatens U.S. Over Sony (22 Dec 2014). By Samuel Rubenfeld. http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2014/12/22/corruption-currents-north-korea-threatens-u-s-over-sony-hacking-allegations/
Monday, December 22, 2014
Transparency International - Daily Corruption News (19 Dec 2014)
Today's top story
China: Depleted oil field is window into China's corruption crackdownReuters
A subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), PetroChina Daqing Oilfield, paid $85 million to pump from three blocks in the ageing Limau field under a 2013 contract with Indonesia’s state-owned oil company, Pertamina, according to senior Chinese oil industry officials with knowledge of the transaction.
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Australia: Secrecy surrounds corruption case against Adelaide drug cops9news
Brazil: Rousseff says Brazil must stamp out corruption, not companies
Bloomberg
Canada: Culture of corruption in Quebec needs to be changed
CBC
China: Hong Kong tycoon Thomas Kwok found guilty of corruption
BBC
Italy: Italy's anti-corruption czar to join Rome bid team
New Zealand Herald
Switzerland: FIFA to release World Cup corruption report
Al Jazeera
Blogs and opinion
Global: Official aid in line for a makeover as donors announce 'historic agreement'The Guardian
News from Transparency International
Online documentary: African Voices against CorruptionWeb feature: EU takes action against secret companies
WSJ - Corruption Currents: FIFA President Declares World Cup Bidding Crisis Over (19 Dec 2014)
WSJ - Corruption Currents: FIFA President Declares World Cup Bidding Crisis
Over (19 Dec 2014). By Samuel Rubenfeld. http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2014/12/19/corruption-currents-fifa-president-declares-world-cup-bidding-crisis-over/
Friday, December 19, 2014
Transparency International - Daily Corruption News (18 Dec 2014)
Today's top story
Britain is to set up a specialist police
unit focused on corruption and bribery, aiming to bolster its defences against
white-collar crime in the financial sector as part of a wider plan to stamp out
fraudulent business practices.
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Global: EU
shines light on dirty money with central registers
Reuters (TI mention)
Reuters (TI mention)
Global: Avon
products settles bribery charges for $135M
Associated Press
Associated Press
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s
new millionaires
Bloomberg Businessweek
Bloomberg Businessweek
Bhutan: Bhutan’s
king issues corruption warning
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse
China: Xi’s visit
to Macau deals cold deck to VIP gamblers
Reuters
Reuters
India: Reliance
payments to Indian politicians raise transparency issues
The Financial Times
The Financial Times
Iraq: Iraq
PM drops lawsuits against journalists
Associated Press
Associated Press
Blogs and opinion
News from Transparency International
Online documentary: African Voices
against Corruption
Web feature: EU takes action against secret companies
Web feature: EU takes action against secret companies
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Transparency International - Daily Corruption News (16 Dec 2014)
Today's top story
Global: Illicit financial flows growing faster than global economy,
reveals new report
The Guardian
The Guardian
$991.2bn was funnelled out of developing and emerging
economies through crime, corruption and tax evasion in 2012 alone, according to
the latest report by the Washington-based group, Global Financial Integrity
(GFI), published on Monday.
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Global: Tax disputes flare as Africa fights ‘secret’ oil deals
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
Global:
Empresa brasileña habría donado un millón de dólares a
campaña de Sinibaldi
(Brazilian company donated a million dollars to Sinibaldi campaign)
Prensa Libre
(Brazilian company donated a million dollars to Sinibaldi campaign)
Prensa Libre
Global: Soccer – Garcia appeal not admissible: FIFA
Reuters
Reuters
Haiti:
Haiti awaits new government after prime minister resigns
Reuters
Reuters
Mexico: El jefe de la policía del DF tiene a 10 familiares
contratados en puestos directivos (DF police chief hired 10
relatives to managerial positions)
Animal Politico
Animal Politico
Nigeria: Nigeria oil workers strike over inefficiencies, corruption
Voice of America
Voice of America
Philippines: Prison sex scandal shocks Philippines
Sky News Australia
Sky News Australia
Blogs and opinion
China: In Beijing temples, clubs for the wealthy
The New York Times
The New York Times
Ukraine: Ukraine needs tough, not unconditional, love
The Financial Times
The Financial Times
News from Transparency International
Web documentary:
African voices against corruption
On the blog: Corruption’s effects on education in Pakistan
On the blog: Corruption’s effects on education in Pakistan
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