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B20 ‘Integrity & Compliance’ Taskforce expands focus beyond anti-corruption to include environmental and social principles

The Task Force advocates for stronger collaboration among the private sector, public institutions, and civil society to build more resilient, transparent, and accountable organisations. Rec 1 encourage the implementation of integrity and anti-corruption measures.

 

 

GI-TOC will host a webinar to showcase strategies and data for combating environmental and wildlife crimes and their focus on corruption links

The key message will include the need for diverse, robust data to enhance environmental crime response strategies and operations, introduction of the Global Monitoring System database and Global Trend Report analysis as foundational tools to counter online IWT effectively, the importance of a rejuvenated approach towards the online illegal wildlife trade, emphasizing regulation, law enforcement and strategic collaborations as the pillars for combating environmental crime…

 

Transparency International releases its Annual Report for 2023

This report showcases the work of the Transparency International Secretariat, which coordinates the broader movement worldwide, spearheads global and joint advocacy, gathers best practices, conducts world-class research, and provides financial and technical support to our chapters.

Basel Institute issues New Working Paper and framework for navigating the political context of anti-corruption and asset recovery

The report discusses the political and governance factors that affect the performance of the justice system in relation to anti-corruption and asset recovery. It also provides guidance on assessing these factors systematically – including through a novel Assessment and Monitoring Framework…

FATF publishes horizontal review of gatekeepers’ technical compliance related to corruption

On the surface, the Horizontal Review shows positive results – over half of FATF members have scores over 80%. However, these results are less promising when one considers the context and materiality of the seven FATF members falling below the score of 50%. These jurisdictions represent more than half of the world’s GDP.

FATF publishes a report titled ‘Horizontal Review of Gatekeepers’ Technical Compliance related to Corruption, which assesses the current state of play and identifies areas that FATF members must prioritise for further improvement

This review found that some cornerstone obligations of the FATF Recommendations fall behind the compliance levels of other obligations. These requirements conducting CDD, implementing internal controls, and providing a supervisor with adequate powers to conduct risk-based supervision are essential requirements to address the vulnerability of gatekeepers to money laundering and corruption threats…

Basel Institute of Governance issues a quick guide to informal networks and anti-corruption

Basel takes the view that corruption generally springs from the social norms and group dynamics of well-articulated and resilient informal networks. This guide takes a look at what this means and the implications for anti-corruption programming…

OCCRP announces Beny Steinmetz, renowned in the diamond industry solidified his fortune through an agreement for prized iron ore deposits

While awaiting the Swiss supreme court’s decision on his bribery case appeal, OCCRP conducted an extensive investigation, interviewing many individuals and scrutinizing corporate and legal documents to uncover the events surrounding his legal battles and subsequent developments…

GFI proposes plan to dismantle the ‘Global financial secrecy system’

Daniel Calingaert argues that ‘the time has come to dismantle the four pillars of the global financial secrecy system—to (1) end corporate anonymity, (2) eliminate instruments of financial secrecy, (3) make enablers legally liable for complicity in corruption, and (4) insulate our financial system from secrecy jurisdictions.’

INTERPOL identifies anti-corruption action with the potential misuse of systems in Moldova

UK authorities have reported a cybercrime investigation involving corrupt Moldovan individuals suspected of passing information about Red Notices to wanted persons with INTERPOL actively cooperating with relevant jurisdictions. INTERPOL has implemented additional measures to ensure the suspected misuse is stopped and to prevent future occurrences…

Basel Institute of Governance publishes annual report for 2023

Report features seven stories from Basel’s work around the world to promote good governance and counter corruption.

OCCRP: Fishing boats and cargo ships: how Colombian cocaine travels the world

Official statistics on busts of drug shipments originating in Colombia — the world’s largest cocaine producer by far — are scattershot and hard to find. A leak of prosecutor’s office documents helped reporters fill in some gaps.