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10 May 18
Looting of public resources has left South Africa on the brink of becoming a failed state, according to the Treasury’s director general.
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23 Apr 18
Chancellor Philip Hammond has urged meetings of the G7 and International Monetary Fund in Washington to increase action against ‘dirty money’ used to fund rogue regimes and illicit activity.
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9 Apr 18
Regaining citizens’ trust in public institutions is key to resuming inclusive growth and wellbeing in Latin America and the Caribbean, a report by international development bodies has found.
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4 Apr 18
Improving transparency to regain lost trust in governments around the world is key to tackling corruption, OECD division heads have told PF International.
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27 Mar 18
Countries must fight corruption and restore public trust to help meet the sustainable development goals, an OECD forum in Paris heard this morning.
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27 Mar 18
Nearly half of voters in Japan believe the prime minister should resign over the land sale scandal, a public opinion survey has found.
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22 Mar 18
The UK could be punished by the European Union if it tries to lower corporate tax to attract business after leaving the bloc, tax campaigner Dame Margaret Hodge has told PF International.
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21 Mar 18
A Thai anti-graft agency has started an investigation into a suspected theft of up to 85% of money from a state fund for people living in poverty.
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21 Mar 18
The European Union has proposed new rules to make companies pay their fair share of tax in the digital age.
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13 Mar 18
Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe and finance minister Taro Aso are under pressure over suspected cover-up of a cronyism scandal.
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1 Mar 18
Ukraine’s parliament has voted to create an anti-corruption court to ensure it receives a loan tranche from the International Monetary Fund to reform and boost economic development.
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28 Feb 18
The government of India has set a 15-day deadline for state banks to take preventive measures against operational and technical risks, after a $2bn fraud at one of the country’s biggest state lenders.
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26 Feb 18
The majority of countries around the world are moving too slowly in their efforts to fight corruption, Transparency International has said.
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20 Feb 18
South Africa has launched an online budget data portal to make information more accessible ahead of the finance minister’s budget speech on Wednesday.
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16 Feb 18
South African’s ruling party leader Cyril Ramaphosa has been sworn in as the country’s new president after Jacob Zuma resigned amid pressure to step down.
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2 Feb 18
South African president Jacob Zuma has asked prosecutors to drop corruption charges against him, the state prosecutor said on Thursday.
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31 Jan 18
Saudi Arabia has said the government will seize more than $100bn through its corruption crack-down, with more than 50 royals and businessmen arrested.
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25 Jan 18
The European Union has officially removed eight countries from its blacklist for tax havens, leaving the list to just nine jurisdictions outside the bloc.
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22 Jan 18
Romania has made little progress to tackle corruption in state institutions, the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body GRECO has said.
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18 Jan 18
Bulgaria’s government faces a no-confidence vote after its main opposition filed a motion over lack of progress in fighting corruption.
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16 Jan 18
Ukraine is looking for ways to regulate cryptocurrencies amid concerns of growing national security risk.
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12 Jan 18
The Ministry of Justice in South Korea wants to ban cryptocurrencies amid concerns about tax evasion and crime.
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8 Jan 18
Two former Zimbabwean ministers have been charged with corruption in the crackdown on officials close to former president Robert Mugabe.
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5 Jan 18
Bulgaria’s president has blocked anti-corruption legislation passed by the parliament, saying it failed to provide effective measures to investigate corruption networks.
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15 Dec 17
South Africa’s high court has ordered president Jacob Zuma to pay the legal costs for trying to block a demand for an official inquiry into allegations against his government.