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 […]
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…
Denmark, New Zealand and Finland seen as least corrupt, according to annual index
Denmark, New Zealand and Finland are seen as the least corrupt countries in the world and Somalia, Syria and South Sudan as the most corrupt while the US has been ranked outside the top 20 least corrupt countries for the first time since 2011. They are among the findings of Transparency International’s 2018 Corruption Perceptions […]
GRAFT: LINKED WITH INEQUALITY, CORRUPTION REMAINS “ENDEMIC” IN MANY NATIONS, REPORT FINDS
DAVID ADAMS reports on the findings of Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perceptions Index…