Bribery

Global Summit Urged to Focus on Trillion-Dollar Corruption

By Carey L. Biron
New analysis suggests that developing countries are losing a trillion dollars or more each year to tax evasion and corruption facilitated by lax laws in Western countries, raising pressure on global leaders to agree to broad new reforms at an international summit later this year.

OP-ED: Bahraini Prime Minister Dodges Corruption Bullet, for Now

By Emile Nakhleh
The recent collapse of the British Serious Fraud Office court case against Victor Dahdaleh has left the Bahraini prime minister’s reputation for corruption intact.

Political Parties Seen as Most Corrupt Institutions Globally

By Jim Lobe
Political parties are seen by the publics in most countries as the most corrupt institutions in their societies, according to the latest survey by the anti-corruption watchdog, Transparency International (TI) released Tuesday.

Scolding with One Hand and Bribing with the Other

By Thalif Deen
When a Southeast Asian country was riddled with corruption in a bygone era, there were rumours that government officials routinely offered receipts every time they accepted a bribe.

Slum Dwellers Say “No” to Blood Money

By Miriam Gathigah
With less than two months before Kenyans head to the polls for what is shaping up to be the most competitive and polarised general election in the country’s history, many fear that this East African country of over 40 million has not seen the last of electoral violence.


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