Austria’s Strache affair and the undue influence toolkit
News •
A week ago, German newspapers published evidence of the former Vice-Chancellor of Austria and a colleague apparently negotiating corrupt deals with the purported niece of a…
Lessons from two years of investigating corrupt land deals in Indonesia
Transparency Int'l
Repercussions for revealing corruption
Michael Hornsby
The trillion dollar question: the IMF and anti-corruption one year on
News •
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has made public commitments and adopted a new framework to address corruption - we check how the IMF is progressing with this one year later.
Three years after the Panama Papers: progress on horizon
News •
The explosive Pulitzer Prize-winning global media project known as the "Panama Papers" turned three years old, and there are many reasons to celebrate.
Can mining be corruption-free?
Transparent Mining
Understanding Land Corruption as a Basis for Prevention: Findings from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Zambia
Publication •
From forced eviction to loss of livelihood, social status, savings and even life, land corruption in Africa has serious and far-reaching consequences.
Troika Laundromat signals a different kind of financial crisis
News •
The Troika Laundromat investigation shines a spotlight on a cast of new and familiar characters in the ongoing saga surrounding flows of dirty money through the world’s financial…
The Gambia’s seven-point improvement in CPI comes after end of decades-long autocratic rule
Transparency Int'l
Whistleblowing reforms in Australia show the way
Transparency Int'l
US drops out of global corruption index top-20, scores four points lower than 2017
Press •
Eastern Europe & Central Asia: weak checks and balances threaten anti-corruption efforts
News •
In a region where only one country scores over 50 out of 100 and all other countries score 45 or less out of 100 on the index, there has been very little progress in combatting…
Tackling the crisis of democracy, promoting rule of law and fighting corruption
News •
As Transparency International celebrates its 25th anniversary, we are witnessing a worrying situation where democratic progression has slowed to a near halt. Indeed, even some…
Western Europe and EU: stagnating anti-corruption efforts and weakening democratic institutions
News •
With an average regional score of 66 out of 100, Western Europe and the EU are doing far better than other parts of the globe. However, for a region that prides itself on some of…
How corruption weakens democracy
News •
This year’s Corruption Perceptions Index shows a disturbing link between corruption and the health of democracies. Countries with higher rates of corruption also have weaker…
