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Egypt: former finance minister gets life

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Egypt
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May 14 2013

Former Egyptian finance minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali has been sentenced to life in prison for corruption by a Cairo criminal court. Mr

Controversial Finnish arms deal ends

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Slovenia
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September 25 2012

An agreement has been reached between Slovenia and the Finnish arms maker, Patria, to end a 278 million deal for the supply of armoured vehicles

Document retention policy is a must

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USA
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July 11 2012

The sad case of Charles Spadoni has resurfaced, reminding us all of the perils of a panicked response to a government investigation and the need for an organized document retention policy

New measures introduced to root out corruption by public servants

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South Africa
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October 29 2010

On 10 October, Minister of Public and Administration, Richard Baloy, announced new measures to clamp down on corruption within the public sector

TI 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index

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Global
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October 27 2010

Transparency International yesterday published its 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index, which relies on various surveys and assessments to rank countries according to the perception of corruption in the public sector

Anti-corruption policies key to helping developing countries reach Millennium Development Goals

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Global
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October 6 2010

A recent report by Transparency International (TI) has suggested that corruption is one of the main reasons why developing countries are struggling to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs

Former finance minister jailed for corruption

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Argentina
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January 23 2013

Argentina's former finance minister, Felisa Miceli, has been sentenced to four years in prison for corruption and barred from public office for eight

World Bank gives the Palestinian Authority a mixed review

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Palestine
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June 24 2011

In a recently published report The World Bank has acknowledged that the Palestinian Authority has been making good progress to tackle governance issues and corruption in the West Bank

Romania and Bulgaria: making progress in their fight against corruption, but more needs to be done

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Bulgaria, European Union, Romania
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March 25 2011

A recent report released by the European Union Commission has recognised the progress made by Romania and Bulgaria against corrupt behaviour by officials

New transparency international report again underlines the importance of "political will"

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European Union
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July 5 2011

TI has recently published a report in relation to 4 countries looking ahead to accession to the EU