Trump loosens enforcement of US law banning bribery of foreign officials
Washington DC, US Reuters US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to pause prosecutions of Americans accused of bribing foreign government officials while trying to win or retain business in their countries. Trump’s order pauses enforcement of the nearly half-century-old Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), directs Attorney General […]
Religious leaders in Zambia intensify efforts to tackle corruption
Nairobi, Kenya Religious leaders in Zambia are intensifying their efforts to combat corruption from the pulpit, advocating for integrity and ethical practices. Corruption continues to be a significant issue in Zambia, a southern African nation with a population of approximately 20.8 million people. Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema during news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 16th […]
Essay: More corrupt, fractured and ostracised – how Vladimir Putin has changed Russia in over two decades on top
MATTHEW SUSSEX, a fellow at Australian National University’s Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, says – in an article first published on The Conversation, that future historians are “unlikely to treat Putin kindly”…
Corruption rife across Latin America; Guatemala, Nicaragua reach all-time lows: report
Sao Paulo, Brazil Reuters Guatemala, Nicaragua and Cuba reached all-time lows on Transparency International’s corruption index released on Tuesday due to increased organised crime by public institutions, co-optation by political and economic elites and increased human rights abuses. “Weak governments fail to stop criminal networks, social conflict, and violence, and some exacerbate threats to human […]
Ethics group urges tougher Swiss action over money-laundering
Zurich, Switzerland Reuters Swiss prosecutors should enforce laws against money-laundering more effectively as the country remains a soft touch for corporate financial corruption, an ethics group said on Friday. Bundles of Swiss franc banknotes are seen at a Swiss bank in Zurich, Switzerland on 9th April, 2019. PICTURE: Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann The Swiss branch of Transparency International […]
Religious leaders join in anti-corruption fight in Malawi
Nairobi, Kenya Malawi’s pastors, priests, imams, and other religious leaders are carrying out a nationwide campaign to fight corruption in a country where corruption is endemic. For decades, the landlocked country in south-eastern Africa has been characterised by rampant corruption. The nation of nearly 20 million people experiences various types of corruption, from politicians looting […]
Essay: Australia and Norway were once tied in global anti-corruption rankings. Now, we’re heading in opposite directions
In an article published on The Conversation, AJ BROWN, a board member of Transparency International, says Australia has missed a “huge chance to correct our failing anti-corruption reputation” and that this in unlikely to change unless integrity policies are turned around…
Enforcement against foreign bribery down sharply since 2018 – group
Washington, DCReuters Active enforcement against foreign bribery has dropped sharply since 2018, and three places – China, Hong Kong and India – did not open a single foreign bribery investigation from 2016 to 2019, a new report by watchdog Transparency International found. The report, released Tuesday, said the share of global exports from countries that […]
Legal gaps seen failing female ‘sextortion’ victims
London, UK Thomson Reuters Foundation Women and girls coerced into sex by officials are being failed by a lack of clear laws to combat such abuses, known as sextortion, a global anti-corruption group said on Thursday. Sextortion – defined as the abuse of power to obtain a sexual benefit or advantage – affects women globally, […]
Survey finds ‘sextortion’ rife in Latin America, women worst hit
Bogota, Colombia Thomson Reuters Foundation One in five people in Latin America and the Caribbean has either direct or indirect experience of officials using their positions of power to demand sexual favours, usually from women, according to a survey published on Monday. “Sextortion” – abuse of power to obtain sexual favours – is prevalent in […]