A Russian government institute has developed a complex program for evaluating the level of corruption, which its authors say is superior to the widely advertised, but very subjective Transparency International index. The new method will be presented by the Institute of Law and Comparative Jurisprudence at the Eurasian Anti-Corruption Forum this week, the Izvestia daily […]

Billions of pounds of corruptly gained money has been laundered by criminals and foreign officials buying upmarket London properties through anonymous offshore front companies – making the city arguably the world capital of money laundering. Some 36,342 properties in London have been bought through hidden companies in offshore havens and while a majority of those […]

Transparency International (TI) has published the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2014. This is the 20th annual edition of the CPI, which ranks countries according to how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be. The index is compiled using a combination of polls drawing on corruption-related data and also reflects the views of observers worldwide. […]

Transparency International has published new guidance for companies on countering small bribes. The guidance looks at: information on creating a supportive corporate culture; the risks of small bribes; implementing a programme to counter small bribes including: training employees, internal accounting controls, preparing for managing incidents and monitoring and evaluating; principles for countering small bribes; case […]

The UK branch of Transparency International has published a new handbook for creating or enhancing an anti-bribery compliance program. The handbook is intended to assist businesses subject to the UK Bribery Act and U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and to help them anticipate, avoid and resist bribery. The guide identifies bribery warning signs and prevention strategies. […]

The CPI, originally launched in 1995, ranks countries according to how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be. The index is compiled using a combination of polls drawing on corruption-related data and also reflects the views of observers from around the world. Countries/ territories are given a score between 0 and 100 (with 0 […]

November 5th saw the publication of Transparency International’s (TI) report on whistle-blowing in Europe and the legal protections that exist across the countries surveyed. TI vigorously make the case that whistle-blowers are extremely valuable to society, in that they are crucial in exposing all manner of criminal conduct, wrong-doing and malfeasance in both the public […]

The CPI is limited in scope, capturing perceptions of the extent of corruption in the public sector, from the perspective of business people and country experts. Complementing this viewpoint and capturing different aspects of corruption, Transparency International produces a range of both qualitative and quantitative research on corruption, both at the global level from its […]