(July 29, 2004) Kenya had asked six countries to help find evidence abroad for its probe into alleged government corruption, the country’s top anti-graft official, permanent secretary for governance and ethics John Githongo, told the Daily Nation yesterday.
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Justice department to probe former examiner at Riggs
(July 29, 2004) The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has asked the Justice Department to review whether a former federal bank examiner of Riggs Bank broke ethics laws after he left government and went to work at the bank.
Grease trade
(July 28, 2004) Governments around the world, north and south, are on the brink of making a fatal mistake that will cost countless lives: Namely, the failure to make the fight against corruption a key pillar of the Doha trade talks.
U.N. and Congress in dispute over Iraq oil-for-food inquiries
(July 28, 2004) Congressional committees investigating allegations of corruption and mismanagement in the United Nations oil-for-food program in Iraq are at odds with the organization’s own inquiry over access to records and personnel.
Scandal hitting Acres
(July 26, 2004) Ontario-based Acres International is still feeling the repercussions of a scandal-ridden African water project.
Acres is blacklisted for graft
(July 26, 2004) The World Bank had blacklisted Canadian engineering firm Acres International for three years for "corrupt activities" related to the bank-sponsored Lesotho Highlands Water Project, it said at the weekend.
Enforcing the law on overseas corruption offences: towards a model for excellence
(July 24, 2004) A discussion paper that looks at why enforcement of overseas corruption offences involving British companies and individuals under the UK’s anti-corruption legislation is crucial to the international fight against corruption.
World Bank puts sanctions on Oakville engineering firm
(July 24, 2004) Acres barred from bank-funded work following overseas bribery conviction.
World Bank penalizes Canadian company
(July 24, 2004) The World Bank has, for the first time, levied penalties against a Western company for corruption, banning prominent engineering firm Acres International from bidding on bank-financed projects for three years.
World Bank blacklists Canadian MNC
(July 24, 2004) The World Bank said on Friday that it had blacklisted its first multinational with the debarring of Canadian engineering firm Acres International from new contracts for three years.
World Bank blacklists firm
(July 23, 2004) The World Bank has blacklisted its first multinational, debarring Canadian engineering company Acres International from new contracts for three years.
World Bank bars Acres International over Lesotho water project
(July 23, 2004) Acres International was barred from seeking World Bank contracts for three years after the lender said Acres bribed government officials in the African nation of Lesotho to get favorable treatment on a water project.
World Bank sanctions Acres International Limited
(July 23, 2004) The World Bank has sanctioned Acres International Limited (Acres), a Canadian company, as a result of corrupt activities related to its Bank-financed contract associated with the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.
Banks need to come clean about money laundering
(July 23, 2004) When it comes to money laundering, it’s better to do it big time.
World Bank sanctions Acres International Limited
(July 23, 2004) The World Bank in its press release announcing a three-year ban on new Bank contracts for Acres International, said its sanctions committee had considered a number of mitigating factors in its ruling.
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