1 Dec 2023 ( DW ) The largest corruption scandal in Southeast Asia's history has shaken Vietnam's anti-graft drive. Experts have warned that the country's economic stability may be at stake. Vietnam has been rocked by its largest corruption scandal to date after authorities last month arrested a...
30 Nov 2023 ( Daily Excelsior ) A federal appeals court in Argentina reopened a money laundering investigation into Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner on Tuesday, increasing her legal woes just weeks before she leaves office and loses her immunity from arrest.Fernandez, 70, who served...
24 Nov 2023 ( Euractiv ) People with ties to Prime Minister Robert Fico’s Smer party who were prosecuted for corruption allegations could be left with a slap on the wrist instead of jail time as the Slovak Justice Ministry works on criminal code reforms –...
22 Nov 2023 ( Financial Times ) “Deep corruption” is at the heart of a criminal case against two men accused of bribing Saudi Arabian officials to secure lucrative defence contracts with the UK government, according to the prosecution at a London trial. In opening arguments on...
20 Nov 2023 ( CyberScoop ) Authorities in Ukraine fired two senior cybersecurity officials Monday amid an investigation into alleged embezzlement, according to a statement from a senior Ukrainian cabinet official. Yurii Shchyhol, the head of the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine...
17 Nov 2023 ( theconversation ) Canada’s enforcement of laws against foreign bribery is weak, according to a recent report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). A working group from the OECD has found that, in the nearly 25 years since Canada passed the Corruption of Foreign...
17 Nov 2023 ( EuroNews ) The UK’s powerful financial sector “bears some responsibility for the continuation of corruption and kleptocracy by Central Asian elites”, according to a British parliamentary report, which also noted the government’s responsibility in the matter. The report analysed the UK’s role in...
09 Nov 2023 ( JDSUPRA ) Currently there is a patchwork of anticorruption laws across the EU. What has been lacking, though, is a EU-wide approach. That is likely to change soon, reports Vera Cherepanova, founding partner of Studio Etica. Change is afoot. In May 2023 the...
11 Nov 2023 ( BollyInside ) An international group of scientists is raising concerns about corruption in global plastic treaty negotiations, urging the implementation of strict guidelines to prevent conflicts of interest from interfering with important health and environmental issues.The plastic and chemical industries have a...
11 Nov 2023 ( China Daily ) Chen Gongyan, former chairman of China Galaxy Securities Co Ltd (CGS), is being investigated for suspected severe violations of discipline and law, the country's top anti-corruption watchdog said on Friday. The investigation has been announced and disclosed by the Communist...