It’s now on parliament and executive government to prevent irreparable damage
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice will not be ordering the government of Ghana to stop the sale of the country’s gold royalties in perpetuity, the court…
Open letter highlights the need for urgent anti-corruption action to guarantee basic rights
On African Anti-Corruption Day and the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combatting Corruption (AUCPCC), Transparency International calls on…
New in-depth analysis finds unacceptable level of money laundering risk in French real estate, despite transparency measures
Non-compliance, incomplete data and loopholes are creating a brick wall for attempts to follow flows of dirty money into French real estate, according to a new report by Transparency International…
On 5 June, the public prosecution office interrogated Azmi Al-Shuaibi, Advisor to the Board of Directors, and Issam Haj Hussein, Executive Director of AMAN – Transparency International’s National…
Transparency International and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) signed a three-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate against corruption as a way to…
Both countries have an international obligation to punish foreign bribery
Transparency International and its chapters in the Netherlands and the US urge authorities in the two countries to reopen investigations into Eni and Shell for alleged bribe-paying in Nigeria.
The…
As heads of states and governments gather for the Fourth Council of Europe Summit in Reykjavik on 16-17 May, Transparency International urges the Council to centre anti-corruption efforts to…
Open letter to Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union
Dear Commissioner McGuinness,
We, representatives of civil society, media and academia from across the EU and beyond, are writing to you on the eve of interinstitutional negotiations on the EU’s…
The EU Council and Commission must match Parliament’s ambition and endorse progressive provisions to EU anti-money laundering package
The European Parliament has today agreed its position on the draft EU legislation to increase the bloc’s defences against dirty money. The joint committees on economic affairs (ECON) and home affairs…
Transparency International calls on participating leaders to announce actions to improve implementation of their anti-corruption commitments
At the second Summit for Democracy beginning this week, Transparency International is calling on leaders to strengthen transnational cooperation and endorse the recommendations of the Cohort on…
The Al Jazeera documentary: Gold Mafia: Episode 1-The Laundry Service, released on 23rd March 2023, exposes alleged illicit financial flows from Zimbabwe, including serious allegations of abuse of…
Transparency International urges closer partnerships with civil society so countries can make real progress
Dear Indo-Pacific heads of states and governments,
We, Transparency International’s national chapters from the Indo-Pacific region, urge you to build on the opportunity of the Summit for Democracy…
On Saturday 18 March, Cloete Murray, a South African accountant known for investigating high-profile corruption cases, and his son Thomas Murray, a legal advisor, were killed in Johannesburg.…
On Thursday 2 March, the Bosnia and Herzegovina entity Republika Srpska adopted draft amendments to the criminal code that would re-criminalise defamation. This is an alarming development that, if…
On Monday 6 March, the Russian Prosecutor-General's office announced that it would designate Transparency International as an “undesirable organisation” for activities that “clearly extend beyond…
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