• Latin American democracies

Elections held in Latin America during 2007 – most recently in Guatemala, Argentina and Colombia - saw rays of light, but also dark clouds over the evolvement of democracy in the region. As a starting point, we can celebrate that subjecting the government to regular approval through elections today is a given in Latin America.

• Las democracias latinoamericanas

Las elecciones que han tenido lugar durante el 2007 en Latinoamérica – y más recientemente en Argentina, Guatemala y Colombia – mostraron avances positivos pero también algunos problemas en la evolución del estado de la democracia en la región.

• Tenth anniversary of the OECD convention

21 November 2007 marks the ten-year anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions by member states of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

• TI annual memebership meeting

Transparency International (TI) holds its Annual Members Meeting (AMM) from 25-29 October in Bali, Indonesia, bringing together more than 200 delegates from over 90 national chapters around the world to exchange information, opinions and experience.

• Back to school

Education is central to preventing corruption. Transparency International believes that if the fight against corruption is to be successful, youth must grow up believing that their talent, effort and merit count more than favouritism, manipulation and bribery.

• CPI 2007

The 2007 Corruption Perceptions Index looks at perceptions of public sector corruption in 180 countries and territories - the greatest country coverage of any CPI to date – and is a composite index that draws on 14 expert opinion surveys. It scores countries on a scale from zero to ten, with zero indicating high levels of perceived corruption and ten indicating low levels of perceived corruption.

• Whistleblowers

Transparency International has helped whistleblowers in many ways, including recognising and honouring their actions, and lobbying for stronger legislation to protect them against retaliation.

• 3rd OECD progress report

Enforcement of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions

• G8

Transparency International’s chapters in G8 countries worked together to identify what action needs to be taken by their governments to advance the fight against corruption.

• Annual Report 2006

2006 was a productive year in Transparency International’s (TI) fight against corruption.

• Global corruption report 2007

The Global Corruption Report 2007 concludes that a corrupt judiciary erodes the international community’s ability to prosecute transnational crime and inhibits access to justice and redress for human rights violations.

• UNCAC Africa

Transparency International (TI) published nine detailed country studies that analyse the implementation of anti-corruption laws in Algeria, Burundi, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, and Uganda.

• NIS overview report released

The National Integrity Systems Overview Report in East and Southeast Asia investigates the strengths of institutions of oversight and accountability as well as regional trends and best practice in nine countries: Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

• Revenue Transparency

Revenues from natural resources – especially oil and gas, or the ‘extractive industries’ – are an important source of income for the governments of more than 50 developing countries. Transparency International’s (TI) Promoting Revenue Transparency Project is one of a number of civil society initiatives aiming to increase transparency in extractive industry revenue flows.

• Anti-corruption resource centres network

Since 2002 Transparency International (TI) has taken an active approach in Central America. Fighting corruption has been one of the major challenges in this region, as it is a key task aiming at strengthening citizens trust in democratic institutions, foster social and economic development, provide disaster assistance, and promote trade.The New TI website to monitor progress of Central American leaders on anti-corruption promises.

• TI year in review 2006

This special ‘Year in Review’ gives a snapshot view of the highs, like the new Water Integrity Network, and the lows, such as continued corporate corruption scandals in Germany and the United States.

• Youth and corruption

Transparency International (TI) recognises the force and power that young people harness in tackling corruption

• The World Economic Forum

This In Focus on the World Economic Forum gives a brief overview of the Forum's history, explains how the Forum has widened citizen participation through the Open Forum, and highlights TI's involvement in anti-corruption efforts.