(July 23, 2004) The World Bank announced today it had blacklisted the Canadian engineering company Acres International for three years for corruption in a massive bank-financed dam project in Lesotho.
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NGO alliance demands audit of World Bank loans to Indonesia
(July 22, 2004) Non-governmental organizations grouped in the Coalition Against Debt (KAU) called for the establishment of an independent body to audit World Bank loans to the country to determine whether or not they must be repaid in full.
Pinochet victims make case for financial crimes
(July 21, 2004) A Chilean court formally opened an investigation into former dictator Augusto Pinochet’s finances for the first time on Tuesday after the disclosure of secret U.S. bank accounts led to accusations of fraud.
Judge to probe Pinochet finances
(July 21, 2004) A court in Chile has started an investigation into allegations of corruption against the former leader Augusto Pinochet.
The Fall of Riggs
(July 21, 2004) It’s sad when a local institution disappears, and the case of Riggs Bank is especially so.
Kenya to crack down on corruption
(July 21, 2004) Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has announced the creation of a national committee to fight corruption.
Kenya graft body wants top people probed
(July 21, 2004) The head of a committee set up to educate Kenyans on the need to fight corruption rounded on its creator on Wednesday, urging President Mwai Kibaki to weed out and prosecute ministers guilty of graft.
EU postpones decision on Kenya grants
(July 21, 2004) Amid growing corruption allegations against the Kenyan government, the European Union has postponed a decision on whether to give Kenya new grants, EU and Kenyan officials have said.
Bolivia convicts 15 individuals for fraudulent and corrupt practices based on World Bank referral
(July 21, 2004) Attorney General of Bolivia Oscar Crespo, has informed the World Bank of the criminal conviction of 15 people involved in fraudulent and corrupt activities in relation to the World Bank financed "Participatory Rural Investment Project.
Equatorial Guinea accuses international media of trying to ‘destabilize’ nation
(July 21, 2004) Officials in Equatorial Guinea say the international media are trying to destabilize the small west African nation in the wake of a U.S. Senate probe into controversial accounts held by president Teodoro Obiang Nguema at Rigg’s Bank.
Sanctions only ‘real punishment’: prosecutor
(July 21, 2004) The only “real punishment” companies convicted of corruption find meaningful are sanctions from international donor and lending agencies, said Mr Penzhorn, who likens a company’s loss of livelihood to an individual’s loss of liberty.
First corruption lawsuit filed against former Chilean dictator
(July 20, 2004) Two human rights lawyers on Tuesday filed the first corruption lawsuit against former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet for alleged financial crimes after the disclosure of his secret bank accounts in the United States. \
Powell urges world to aid Haiti’s government
(July 20, 2004) While U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell urged the international community to rally behind Haiti’s new government, Haiti’s Prime Minister Gerard Latortue said no one would dare& use funds for objectives other than aid.
U.S. Congress pressed to tighten anti-corruption laws in wake of Equatorial Guinea oil scandal
(July 20, 2004) A Senate report found that a prominent Washington bank helped top officials of the West African nation of Equatorial Guinea steal hundreds of millions of dollars in oil revenues.
Bush vows probe of Riggs money-laundering allegations
(July 19, 2004) President George W. Bush said allegations of money-laundering at Riggs National Corp. are being investigated after a U.S. Senate report found the bank helped former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet hide millions of dollars from prosecutors.
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