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24 May 19
Hackers have been holding local government in the US city of Baltimore hostage for more than two weeks.
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17 May 19
European governments need to step up efforts to tackle fraud in cohesion spending which remain too weak, say auditors.
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14 May 19
Anti-corruption officials have arrested 75 Kenyan tax agency staff on suspicion of abetting tax evasion and bribery.
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13 May 19
Critics of the country’s progressive president were quick to react to a short-term setback while ignoring the bigger picture, writes Gavin O’Toole.
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2 May 19
South Africa’s president has pledged to intensify the battle against corruption in the final phase of campaigning for general elections next week.
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29 Apr 19
India’s government is reportedly considering plans to ban the use of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, in a bid to tackle fraud and money laundering.
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25 Apr 19
Accusations that former French prime minister François Fillon made improper payments to his wife as a parliamentary assistant and to two of their children also for “fake jobs” are to lead to formal...
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23 Apr 19
The IMF is reallocating resources to its work within individual countries and to undertake an ambitious digital modernisation agenda.
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23 Apr 19
The landslide victory of a popular comedian in Ukraine’s presidential elections has created uncertainty about his ability to work with a hostile parliament.
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11 Apr 19
Trinidad and Tobago’s government has passed an “unexplained wealth” law that gives authorities the power to seize the profits of crime.
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2 Apr 19
The shock victory of a comedian with no political experience in the first round of Ukraine’s elections shows the growing public anger at endemic corruption in the country.
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29 Mar 19
China is to prosecute the former head of Interpol on corruption charges after authorities accused him of spending “lavish” amounts of state funds and abusing his power.
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22 Mar 19
Former Brazilian president Michel Temer has been arrested as part of a major corruption investigation.
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15 Mar 19
MPs in Kenya have questioned how a 10km wire fence on the country’s border with Somalia cost $35m.
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27 Feb 19
An ex-mayor of Rome has been sentenced to six years in prison and given a lifetime ban on holding public office after being found guilty of corruption and illegal financing.
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26 Feb 19
The South African opposition has promised to tackle corruption in a bid to take on the country’s ruling administration in the May elections.
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18 Feb 19
The president of the Maldives has suspended two government ministers over financial transactions with a company linked to a $90m corruption scandal.
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18 Feb 19
Corruption weakens democratic institutions and populist leaders can take advantage of mistrust in public bodies, says Transparency International's Coralie Pring.
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13 Feb 19
The European Union has introduced new rules to fight financial criminals and terrorist financing by giving national law authorities access to bank accounts.
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7 Feb 19
Saudi Arabia has set up a new office to monitor public spending, despite ending its official crackdown on corruption.
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30 Jan 19
Saudi Arabia has suspended 126 local government workers from various municipalities on corruption charges, the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs has said.
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29 Jan 19
A continued failure to tackle corruption in the public sector is leading to a “crisis of democracy” around the world, Transparency International has warned.
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29 Jan 19
Retired judges have branded a planned Australian anti-corruption watchdog as a “sham” to shield politicians from scrutiny.
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22 Jan 19
More drive and leadership is needed to strengthen the process and improve the success rate in tackling EU spending fraud, says member of the European Court of Auditors Eva Lindström.
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17 Jan 19
China’s anti-corruption watchdog will crack down on fraud in education, health and areas of concern to the public, it has announced.