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Practicing What You Preach: A Lesson for Walmart's Bosses

Cobus de Swardt | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Walmart Bribery, Walmart, Walmart Mexico, Wal-Mart Mexico, Wal-Mart, Walmart Scandal, Corruption, Leadership, Transparency International, Corporate America, Bribes, Bribery, Business News
Cobus de Swardt

Allegations that Walmart paid millions of dollars in bribes to build up its empire in Mexico should act as a warning sign to corporations everywhere. A culture of bribery in a subsidiary is unacceptable, but failing to deal with it would be even worse.

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Senegalese Leaders Are Out of Touch With Their People

Mouhamadou Mbodj | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: West Africa, Senegal Elections, Senegal, Africa, Abdoulaye Wade, Youssou N'Dour, Transparency International, Forum Civil, President Abdoulaye Wade, World Elections 2012, World News
Mouhamadou Mbodj

If there was a case study on how not to run an election, this would be it. The young people of Senegal deserve better and, if we go back to basics, it may be that we can learn from these unfortunate events.

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A Year After Corruption Ignited the Arab Spring, Do Citizens Have a Greater Voice?

Cobus de Swardt | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Corruptions Perception Index, Corruption, Libya, Yemen, Transparency International, Mohamed Bouazizi, Tunisia, Egypt, Middle East, Arab Spring, World News
Cobus de Swardt

When citizens are silenced, fraud and corruption from the financial sector to building safety, go unchecked with disastrous consequences for economy and society. This year the world has been rocked by a Tunisian fruit seller who refused to let his voice go unheard.

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Uruguay Prodded by G-20 to End Bank Secrecy

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Chile, Corruption, Tax Haven, Nearshoring, Bank Secrecy, Cyberfarms, Transparency International, Uruguay, Brazil, Money Laundering, Argentina, Gun Walking, World News
Eric Ehrmann

As the rich flock to Punta del Este to visit their money over the long Christmas season known as la temporada, Uruguay faces diplomatic pressure from ...

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The World's Most Corrupt Country Is...

Posted 12.01.2011

Read More: Corruption Index, Corruption, Transparency International, Corruption Perception Index, Transparency International Corruption Index, Corruption Worldwide, World News

What is the most corrupt country in the world? In an attempt to answer that question, Transparency International, a Germany-based NGO that monitors co...

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The 10 Countries Most Likely To Use Bribery In Business

AP/The Huffington Post | DAVID RISING | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Corruption, Russia, Transparency International, Foreign Contracts, President Dmitry Medvedev, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Bribe Payers Index, Bribery, G-20, China, Business News

BERLIN (AP) - Companies from Russia, followed closely by those from China, are seen as most likely to use bribery to secure foreign contracts, accordi...

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Watchdog Group To Canada: 'Little Or No Enforcement' Of Anti-Bribery Laws

The Canadian Press | Bruce Cheadle | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Canada Anti-Bribery, Transparency International, Stephen Harper, Canada, Stephen Harper Anti-Bribery, Home News

OTTAWA - (CP) Canada has again been singled out for failing to enforce anti-bribery rules abroad by an international report that points the finger at ...

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Tackling Corruption in the Global Arms Trade: the UN Arms Trade Treaty

Tobias Bock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Military Aid, Arms Trade, Transparency International, Middle East, Africa, World News
Tobias Bock

The unregulated conventional arms market is costing lives every day. In many cases, as a result of bribery and corruption, weapons destined for governments end up in the hands of criminals or dictators.

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And You Wanna Know Why Iraqis Walk (and Protest) Like an Egyptian?

Greg Barrett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq, Arab Revolutions, Iraqi Rage, Tahrir Square, Iraqi Protests, Ngo, Sami Rasouli, Dfi, Saddam Hussein, Transparency International, Nouri Al Maliki, UN Security Council, Iraq Government, World News
Greg Barrett

As an American it's not my place to say what's best for Iraqis. Never was. But if money talks, a fortune of dinars and dollars tell us that Iraqi democracy is rife with thievery and corruption.

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Nigeria: Crucifying Democracy on a Cross of Corruption

Bruce Fein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Hamid Karzai, Al Qaeda, Niger Delta, Guernsey Trust Company, Nixon v. United States, Zimbabwe, Fcpa, Terrorism, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, United States, Manuel Noriega, Sima Holdings, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Jennifer Abubakar, Transparency International, Department of Justice, Afghanistan, Sani Abachi, Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, Carl Levin, Panema, Letsgo, World News
Bruce Fein

If the United States permits international politics to hijack the rule of law at home, then democracy and rule of law abroad will falter, especially in places like Nigeria.

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Fixing the Ship Without Sinking It

Syed Yahya Hussainy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Altaf Hussain, Transparency International, Pakistan Media, Media Bias, Pakistan, Political Instability, World News
Syed Yahya Hussainy

Pakistan is not the only country in the world where corruption takes place, but it does seem to be one of the few countries where the approach to reducing corruption actually feeds its existence.

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The F Word: Campaign Cash, Corruption, Corporate Power.

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Transparency International, Uruguay, Laura Flanders, Zephyr Teachout, Grittv, Bribery, Grit Tv, Campaign Cash, Guardian, Tea Party, Coffee Party, Politics News
Laura Flanders

Campaign cash -- we're drowning in a flood of it. As Katrina vanden Heuvel noted yesterday on GRITtv, this is on track to be a $5 billion election--an...

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Afghanistan: It's in the Bag

Nick Mills | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Alissa J. Rubin, President Karzai, Transparency International, Iran, Dexter Filkins, World News
Nick Mills

The U.S. invaded and occupied Iraq and Afghanistan, and now they are two of the four most corrupt nations on the planet. Could there be a connection?

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PHOTOS: Most Corrupt Nations, Revealed

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Transparency International, Uzbekistan, Myanmar, 2010 Corruption Perception Index, Slidepollajax, Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Corruption Perception Index, Denmark, World News

Transparency international released their 2010 Corruption Perception Index, which compiles data on public sector corruption and its perceptions around...

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Does Transparency Matter?

Tom Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Transparency, Ngo, Foreign Aid, Transparency International, Nonprofit, Nonprofits, Ngos, Accountability, Humanitarian Aid, Impact News
Tom Murphy

The transparency discussion that I complied started as one that focused on the lack of transparency, but evolved to include a second string of thought.

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Africorruption, Inc.

Alemayehu G. Mariam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption Human Rights, Ethiopia Corruption, Gold Scam, Transparency International, Ethiopia CPI Index, Feac, World News
Alemayehu G. Mariam

Corruption in Ethiopia and many parts of Africa is the principal business of the state. Effective anti-corruption efforts require an active democratic culture based on the rule of law and a vigilant citizenry.

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Transparency International's Corruption Index For 2009 (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Transparency International, Corruption Perception Index, Slidehuge, CPI 2009, Cpi, Transparency International's Corruption Index 2009, Transparency International's Corruption Index, Slidepoll, World News

Transparency International has released its 2009 Corruption Perception Index, which focuses on corruption in the public sector and uses surveys to est...

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The Surge "Success" Debunked

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Refugee International, General Petraeus Surge, Shi'a Truce, Iraqi Benchmarks, United Nations, Internally Displaced Persons, US Congress, Sunni Ethnic Cleansing, Department of State, Ngo, Muqtada Al Sadr, The Surge, Unhcr, Justice and Accountability Law, Iraqi Refugees, Ehtno-Sectarian Violence, Sadrist Shi'A, Department of Defense, Siic, Kurds, Constitutional Review Committee, Abdul Al-Hakim, Baghdad, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, John McCain, Government Accountability Office, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, Basra, Kirkuk, Ethnic Cleansing, Badr Corps, Marine Corps General Jones, Population Shifts Baghdad, Ucla, Kenneth Katzman, Congressional Research Service Report, Second Largest Refugee Crisis, Shi'a Militias, Center for American Progress, War on Terror, De-Baathification Law, Sons of Iraq, Second Presidential Debate, Transparency International, Crc, 2008 Presidential Race, War in Iraq, International Crisis Group, Sigir, Msm, Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, Peshmerga, Maliki, Sectarian Violence, Dr. John Agnew, General Petraeus, Sunni Awakening, Icg, Krg, Igos, Isf, Idp, Politics News
Luis Carlos Montalván

Iraq remains a powder keg. "The Surge" has done little to increase security, a state of civil war remains and regional conflict threatens greater problems for the future.

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