Financial markets - A damning new report from the Financial Action Task Force confirms what investigative journalists, anti-corruption activists and whistleblowers have been saying about the United Arab Emirates for years. We take a look at the role of the UAE, and in particular Dubai, in some of the biggest ...
Posted 11 May 2020
Media - World Press Freedom Day is an important opportunity to highlight the critical role of investigative journalists in exposing corruption and the increasingly dangerous environment in which they work.
Posted 04 May 2020
Public procurement - Governments are struggling with a scarcity of medical supplies during the coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic, and rushed procurement practices that result in lower quality goods, price gouging, undue influence and limited access to information, among other corruption risks.
Posted 27 Apr 2020
Public procurement - The coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic forced governments to respond to an unexpected health crisis with drastic and immediate measures – and little thought to corruption risks.
Posted 27 Apr 2020
Public procurement - During the COVID-19 pandemic, transparent public procurement is critical to saving lives and livelihoods.
Posted 27 Apr 2020
Financial markets - It has been four years since the Panama Papers blew the lid on corporate secrecy. The COVID-19 pandemic emphasises the urgent need to put an end to the abuse of anonymous companies.
Posted 09 Apr 2020
Public procurement - Recent recommendations offer solutions that can be applied both in the region and around the world.
Posted 31 Mar 2020
Politics and government - The need for transparency and accountability during the COVID-19 pandemic goes beyond health systems.
Posted 19 Mar 2020
Health - As communities around the world face an unprecedented global health crisis with the rapid spread of the coronavirus or COVID19 pandemic, our governments’ first priority should be promoting our health and safety.
Posted 18 Mar 2020
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Private sector - New investigations reveal back-room deals and secretive campaigns involving the tobacco industry are far from being a thing of the past.
Posted 13 Mar 2020
Transparency International - The Board of Directors of Transparency International is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Eriksson, previously Head of Technology, as Interim Managing Director.
Media - Transparency International and ARTICLE 19 today called on the Mongolian government to take urgent legislative action to address an increasingly dangerous environment for independent media in the country.
Politics and government - This Friday, Brazil suffered a serious institutional setback in its fight against corruption and yet another authoritarian move against its democratic regime. Society and institutions must react firmly to contain the abuses of the current government, said Transparency International Brazil.
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Media - Transparency International calls for the authorities in Myanmar to immediately cease their ongoing crackdown on anti-corruption activists and independent media outlets.
Public procurement - A working group of seven national chapters of Transparency International are today calling upon governments across the MENA region to adopt urgent and practical recommendations to prevent corruption from undermining the response to the COVID-19 crisis.
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Intergovernmental bodies - Transparency International, Human Rights Watch and Global Witness said that the International Monetary Fund should include transparency and anti-corruption measures in coronavirus-related emergency relief programs to ensure that billions of dollars disbursed to countries help the most vulnerable.
Whistleblowing - Transparency International urges decision-makers at the highest level to resist the temptation to control the flow of information and instead offer assurances to individuals who witness corruption and wrongdoing to blow the whistle.
Access to information - Meaningful, participatory debate on the crucial legislative changes is impossible during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Public procurement - Thirteen Latin American chapters of Transparency International publish an analysis of corruption risk in public procurement as part of the region’s response to the Coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic.
Financial markets - Together with its Latvian, Lithuanian and Swedish national chapters, Transparency International sounds the alarm over the glaring flaws in European Union’s anti-money laundering system following new revelations concerning Swedbank.
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