International Anticorruption Day 2011
December 9, 2011 - TI-USA joins organizations around the world in celebrating the International Anticorruption Day, which commemorates the signing of the UN Convention Against Corruption.
See the 2011 Anticorruption day's figures, milesotnes and stories on Transparency International's website.
Special Interest to TI
Transparency International Releases its 2011 Corruption Perception Index
Washington, December 1, 2011
Transparency International released the 2011 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) on December 1, 2011. The CPI is a ranking of countries based on perceived levels of corruption.
Read TI-USA's press release on the 2011 CPI.
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Transparency International launches the new GATEway
November 29, 2011 - Transparency International launched the GATEway, a platform that helps make sense of methods for measuring and analysing corurption. GATEway offers a searchable database of corruption assessment tools and user guides on how best to select and use them.
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2011 Bribe Payers Index Released
Washington, November 2, 2011
Transparency International released the 2011 Bribe Payers Index on November 2. The Index ranks countries based on the likelihood of their firms to pay bribes in international transactions. US Development
The US will Join the International Aid Transarency Initiative (IATI)
December 1, 2012 - TI USA welcomes Secretary Clinton's announcement that the US will join the IATI., made at the 4th High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, South Korea.
Read TI-USA Press Release
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TI USA welcomes the USG Action Plan under the Open Government Partnership, announced today by President Obama at the UN in New York. The plan includes ambitious proposals to increase transparency and deter corruption, such as the implementation of the EITI, the adoption of new legislation on beneficial ownership and enhanced transparency of foreign assistance.
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OECD
Secretary Clinton underscores importance of fighting corruption and commends TI.
• TI Reports Foreign Bribery Enforcement Stalled.
• U.S. Coalition Calls for Action to Stem Bribery & Solicitation: TI-USA, the AFL-CIO and leading business organizations today called on the Obama Administration to enhance international efforts at the upcoming OECD, G20, APEC, UNCAC and bilateral dialogues to stem bribery and solicitation.
DEVELOPMENT & GLOBAL ISSUES
The World Bank to publish decisions on fraud and corruption cases
December 12, 2012 – TI USA welcomes the announcement that, starting January 1, 2012, The World Bank will make publicly available online the full text of decisions and legal opinions issued by its Sanctions Board in cases of prohibited practices (collusion, corruption, extortion, fraud and obstruction) in projects funded by the Bank. Previously, the Bank only published press releases identifying the sanctioned firm and individual along with the terms of the sanction imposed. The Sanctions Board also published a Law Digest, which describes cases handled since the Sanctions Board started its activities in 1997.
On November 15, 2011, Publish What You Fund (PWYF) published its first Pilot Aid Transparency Index. The Index ranks 58 multi- and bi-lateral donors on 37 indicators of transparency. The World Bank’s IDA topped the list as the most transparent donor, while US agencies that provide development assistance obtained mixed grades. The MCC was among the most transparent (7th overall), PEPFAR, USAID and State were ranked as “Poor” performers, while Treasury was rated “Very Poor”.
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• TI presents its comments to the World Bank on the proposed Program for Results (P4R) lending instrument, which will disburse upon achievement of development objectives. The following page contains links to several submissions on P4R.
RUSSIA FOCUS
• TI-USA/TI-Russia Contribute to US/Russia Presidential Commission
TI-USA in the NEWS
• TI-USA Board member Ben Heineman on the development of Super PACS and the issues companies face in campaign spending.
• See TI-USA Board member Michael Hershman CIPE article entitled: A Decade of Change in the Global Fight Against Corruption
• TI-USA Board Member Opinion Piece: Controversy on Possible Executive Order for Government Contractor Disclosure.
Delia Ferreira Rubio honored with International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) award
December 8, 2011 - Transparency International's board member Delia Ferreira Rubio received the Joe Baxter Award, given annually to a professional who excelled in promoting transparency and accountability in political life and civil society.
TI-USA Names New CEO
TI-USA Efforts on FCPA Reform
• TI-USA and a broad Coalition of 32 other civil society organizations call on Congress to refrain from amending the FCPA. See our press release.
• TI-USA’s July Statement on Reform of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls for Global Attention to Anti-Corruption
APEC Procurement Transparency
TI-USA released reports on implementation of APEC Transparency Standards for Government Procurement concluding that more vigorous government and private sector efforts are needed. Summary of Findings & Recommendations; Press Release; Reports on, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam. Findings from the report were presented at the World Bank Institute.
Repatriating Stolen Assets
TI-USA & the Council on Foreign Relations Hosted an Experts Roundtable on Repatriating Stolen Assets. Read more here.
Special Interest to TI-USA
(TI-Czech Republic) Flagship Czech Bill to Clean Up Public Tenders Faces Crunch
International
The Corrupt Advantage in Russia
Federal/National
Detroit risks losing $54 million for poor if it can’t stop corruption
US: State/Local
(Indiana) Ex-councilman Lincoln Plowman on tape at bribery trial: ‘I control the zoning’
