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Corruption in Nigeria is not something that can be blamed solely on multinationals. It is much, much more complex.
Ask the British public about routine government and business practices, and they’ll tell you they’re deeply corrupt.
The headlines are full of stories of corruption and mega scandals, but what does it mean for the rest of us? And what makes the economic cost of corruption so high?
Corruption charges may shake the share prices of western companies, but in China the situation is more complex.
A dynamic new president promised Indonesians sweeping reform of a rotten system. Instead, all they’ve gotten are baby steps.
In 1988 students from the University of Zimbabwe began demonstrating against government corruption. Their protests grew into a national movement that indelibly changed the country.
Indonesia has carried out campaigns against corruption. But they don’t seem to be working very well. Why is that?
Could the key to countering a culture of bribery and greed be in the hands of the people?
David Cameron’s call for an era of clean money has opened the door to a host of problems for the powerful as capitalism struggles into a new era.
Education could be a valuable weapon in Africa’s fight against corruption. Three business schools are already putting this theory to the test, with positive results.
The Indonesian parliament is planning to revise the law on the country’s anti-graft agency. If passed, elements of the revision could weaken the agency’s power to investigate corruption.
The inside story of an Interpol conference (sponsored by FIFA) on how to use education and research to tackle match fixing and corruption in soccer.
Back at the helm, Muhammadu Buhari must turn his attention to corruption, unemployment, infrastructure and the economy.
Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is often hailed as an example of a successful anti-corruption agency. KPK’s workload is enormous as Southeast Asia’s biggest economy continues to be…
Entering the fourth month since his inauguration, Indonesian President Joko Widodo (popularly known as Jokowi) is facing challenges to his leadership and to anti-corruption efforts in Southeast Asia’s…
The UK is rarely seen as one of the world’s problem cases when it comes to corruption. It certainly talks a pretty good game. It has signed up, for example, to the major international anti-corruption treaties…
Despite the adoption of a third two-year G20 Anti-Corruption Action Plan, corruption received only a few lines in the latest G20 leaders’ communique. The credibility of the G20 as a whole now rests on…
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