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Mongolia looks to copper to transform stagnant economy

Mongolia's prime minister says the North Asian nation will channel revenue from rising copper exports into an economic development fund to reap more benefit from its mineral riches and root out corruption

The Independent UK

Trouble in paradise: corruption in the Caribbean has become normalised

The focus is often on rich countries when it comes to corruption initiatives but the situation is so embedded in these islands that it demands greater attention

The Guardian - UK

Corruption and war: two scourges that feed off each other

In the world championship of corruption, the competition is fierce. The NGO Transparency International has just published its list of countries according to the level of perceived corruption.

The Conversation

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Sub-Saharan Africa Ranked As Most Corrupt Region In The World

Concerns regarding corruption across the world have arisen after Transparency International published their analysis of 2022

Zenger

Ukraine launches a wave of anti-corruption busts ahead of EU summit

Ukraine on Wednesday announced searches of government buildings and the homes of high-profile ministers and oligarchs as part of a clampdown on corruption. The move comes ahead of a gathering of European leaders in Kyiv to discuss Ukraine’s path towards EU membership.

France 24

Thailand improves in corruption survey

Thailand has improved by nine places to 101st out of 180 countries in the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index from 110th in 2021, Transparency International (TI) said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Corruption rife across Latin America; Guatemala, Nicaragua reach all-time lows: report

Guatemala, Nicaragua and Cuba reached all-time lows on Transparency International's corruption index released on Tuesday due to increased organized crime by public institutions, co-optation by political and economic elites and increased human rights abuses.

Reuters

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UK drops down global corruption index after string of scandals

Transparency International warns of UK’s ‘woeful inadequacies’ as Qatar, UAE and Russia slide down list

The Guardian - UK

UK slides in corruption perception index after series of political scandals

The UK has fallen down Transparency International’s corruption perceptions index (CPI) after a year of high-profile government scandals.

The Conversation

After a decade of decline, Australia is back on the rise in a global anti-corruption ranking

Just months after Australia legislated to establish the long-anticipated National Anti-Corruption Agency, our standing is back on the rise in Transparency International’s annual Global Corruption Perceptions Index. This is a small but important turn-around following a decade of steady decline.

The Conversation

Australia lifts ranking on global anti-corruption index after hitting record low

Improvement attributed to new anti-corruption commission, but Transparency International warns more whistleblower protections are needed

The Guardian - AU

Aussie integrity rises in global rankings

Australia has scored 13th in global anti-corruption rankings, notching up an improvement but still trailing "very clean" Denmark and former winner New Zealand.

AAP

‘No return to the past’: the man leading Ukraine’s fightback against corruption

Ex-public prosecutor Oleksandr Novikov is on a mission to build a culture of integrity in the wartorn country

The Guardian - UK

'Qatargate' scandal casts light on 'untouchable' EU lawmakers

As a corruption scandal rocks the European Parliament, lawmakers and campaign groups say a lack of asset declarations, little reporting on contacts with third countries and barely any sanctions created an environment where rule-breaking could go unpunished or undetected.

Reuters

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France 24

'Qatargate': 'We need independent oversight,' says MEP Daniel Freund

As the purported bribery scandal known as "Qatargate" rocks the European Parliament, FRANCE 24 speaks to prominent MEP Daniel Freund, who, until 2019, led Transparency International's work on the integrity of the EU institutions. He then took up his mandate as an EU parliamentarian for the Group of the Greens.…

The Guardian - UK

Forty potential ministerial code breaches never investigated, report reveals

Next ethics adviser, when appointed by Rishi Sunak, will probably face calls to open at least two complex cases

Radio France Internationale

World's longest-serving president seeks yet another term in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guineans go to the polls on Sunday as President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, the world’s longest-serving president, looks for another mandate in a country considered one of the most repressive in the world.

The Guardian - UK

Qatar lavished British MPs with gifts ahead of World Cup

MPs who received gifts later appeared to speak favourably about Qatar in parliamentary debates

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The Guardian - UK

Campaigners query UK government’s ability to identify oligarchs’ assets

Transparency International says 33 properties worth £700m may be linked to sanctioned Russians

Reuters

Transparency International urges EU sanctions on Russian diamonds, miner Alrosa

The European Union should bar Russian diamond imports and blacklist diamond miner Alrosa and its head Sergei Ivanov, Transparency International told Reuters on Monday, as the 27-nation bloc prepares new sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine.

Reuters

Sri Lanka court allows former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa to travel overseas

Sri Lanka's highest court has allowed former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa to travel overseas until Jan. 15, anti-corruption body Transparency International Sri Lanka said on Friday.

ABC News

Australia urged to intervene as China tries to buy a strategic Solomon Islands port

The purchase would give China control of an island in the Solomons with a port that could be used immediately for large vessels, an airstrip, and large areas of land, the Australian government has been warned.

The Conversation

Military history is repeating for Russia under Putin's regime of thieves

In explaining the reasons for Russia’s unexpected military weakness in Ukraine, few have expressed it better than The Economist. The magazine noted “the incurable inadequacy of despotic power” and “the cheating, bribery and peculation” that is “characteristic of the entire administration”.

The Independent UK

Egypt: Mubarak son says family clear of corruption charges

The son of Egypt’s former president claimed Tuesday that he and family members were innocent of corruption charges made in international courts after the country’s 2011 popular uprising

The Independent UK

Russians accused of corruption or Kremlin links have bought £1.5bn of UK property, campaigners warn

Almost 2,000 UK-registered companies are allegedly linked to money-laundering cases – involving £82bn of funds, Transparency International says

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