All posts tagged "corruption"

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  In pictures: Patricia Scotland is welcomed as new Commonwealth secretary-general

                             

  • Posted April 5, 2016
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  Patricia Scotland sets out priorities in new role as Commonwealth chief

  Tackling corruption and championing good governance is among the top priorities set out by Baroness Patricia Scotland, the new secretary-general of the Commonwealth. Outlining her agenda for her four-year term,

  • Posted April 4, 2016
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  Finland, Slovenia and Belgium must increase anti-graft efforts, says OECD

  The OECD has called on Finland, Slovenia and Belgium to increase anti-corruption efforts. The three countries are among 41 nations which signed the OECD’s Anti-Bribery Convention which establishes legally binding standards

  • Posted March 1, 2016
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  Tanzanian officials suspended over corruption investigation

  Officials of a national electronic identification-card project in Tanzania have become the latest victims of President John Magufuli’s anti-corruption drive. Magufuly suspended the director general of the National Identification Authority

  • Posted February 16, 2016
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  Mauritius good governance law can inspire other countries, says Commonwealth official

  Legislation passed in Mauritius to combat corruption and promote good governance could provide valuable lessons for other countries, the deputy secretary-general of the Commonwealth Secretariat Dr Josephine Ojiambo has said.

  • Posted February 12, 2016
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  Nordic countries perform best in global corruption ranking

  Denmark, Finland and Sweden are the least corrupt countries according to an annual ranking. This year’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI), ranks 168 countries based on how corrupt their public sector

  • Posted January 27, 2016
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  Global public sector corruption ranking to be launched this week

  Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) will be launched in London on Wednesday. The annual index, which ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is

  • Posted January 25, 2016
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  Nigerian officials sacked over ‘irregularities’

  Three Nigerian civil servants have been dismissed over irregularities found in their employment process, it has been reported. The employees of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) lost

  • Posted September 22, 2015
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  OECD calls for ‘whole of government’ approach to fight financial crimes

  Government authorities around the world must co-operate better and share information to counter financial crimes including tax evasion, money laundering, bribery and corruption, the OECD has said in a report. The

  • Posted September 21, 2015
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  Open Budget survey launches tomorrow

  The new Open Budget Survey will be launched tomorrow, offering comparative data on budget transparency, accountability and oversight in 100 governments around the world. Published every two to three years,

  • Posted September 8, 2015
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