Tag: Transparency International

Wednesday, April 6th 2016 - 07:23 UTC
Panama Papers: Head of Chile's Transparency International has to step down

In another unexpected to come from this Panama Papers scandal, the head of the Chile office of the corruption watchdog group Transparency International has resigned after his name appeared in the data leak.
Monday, November 23rd 2015 - 08:31 UTC
Most of FIFA's 209 member associations secretive about their finances says TI

A new report from Transparency International says most of FIFA’s 209 member associations publish little or no information about how they spend millions of dollars from world football’s governing body. Highlighting the potential for corruption, the study into the governance structures of the federations questions what the FAs do with the more than $1m they each received from FIFA in 2014.
Monday, May 4th 2015 - 06:30 UTC
Uruguay has the lowest corruption perception among Mercosur members

Uruguay enjoys the lowest perception of corruption among Mercosur countries and also a privileged position at global level, according to the country's Transparency and Public Ethics Commission. The ranking was based on data from Transparency International and World Bank for the period extending from 2003 to 2014.
Monday, March 9th 2015 - 08:07 UTC
Transparency International claims BOT are used to launder 'corrupt' money

British territories including Gibraltar are being used by criminals and foreign officials to launder ‘corrupt’ money through the purchase of up market UK properties, according to the respected anti-corruption organization Transparency International.
Tuesday, October 21st 2014 - 07:07 UTC
Former Peruvian prosecutor named head of Transparency International

Global anti-corruption campaigners at Transparency International elected Peruvian lawyer Jose Ugaz as it’s new head on Sunday marking a shift from quiet diplomacy in combating fraud and bribery toward more grassroots activism.
Wednesday, August 6th 2014 - 00:12 UTC
Paraguay sells 1 billion dollars in 30-year sovereign bonds

Paraguay sold 1bn (one billion) dollars in 30-year bonds on Monday in New York, its second international debt issue in less than two years. President Horacio Cartes said in a statement that the issue's 6.1% yield is unprecedented for the country, and that the proceeds will be used for highway, building and energy infrastructure, as well as agricultural production.
Friday, August 2nd 2013 - 02:56 UTC
Overall feeling that corruption in the Americas in the rise, says watchdog group

From the US capital Washington D.C. to Caracas, people throughout the Americas feel that corruption in sectors of society is on the rise, according to a survey from the watchdog group, Transparency International.
Thursday, May 23rd 2013 - 07:06 UTC
Kirchnerite Senate majority approves whitewashing bill; next week in the Lower House

The Argentine government sponsored whitewashing or ‘tax amnesty’ bill received half approval on Wednesday when the Senate passed the initiative by 39 to 28 votes, a bill which the opposition has labelled ‘immoral’. After seven hours of debate and over twenty speakers the line was clearly drawn between the Kirchnerite group and its allies and the rest of the House.
Wednesday, December 5th 2012 - 17:09 UTC
Mercosur, except for Uruguay quite a “corrupt” neighbourhood, according to TI

Mercosur and Unasur democracies did not rank very encouragingly in the latest Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 with all countries, except Chile and Uruguay, ranking below the score of 50, on a scale from 0 (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 100 (perceived to be very clean).
Wednesday, December 5th 2012 - 17:04 UTC
Corruption still ravages around the world, says Transparency International

A growing outcry over corrupt governments forced several leaders from office last year, but as the dust has cleared it has become apparent that the levels of bribery, abuse of power and secret dealings are still very high in many countries.