(April 9, 2004) In a rare challenge to China’s courts, some mainland legal experts and journalists are publicly appealing for a retrial of two newspaper editors jailed on corruption charges.
Anti-corruption crusade, a charade
(April 8, 2004) While government has put some people on trial over corruption charges, the real big men and women with proven cases of corruption still walk the Nigerian streets enjoying their freedom and their loots.
UN blasted over Iraq oil-for-food scheme
(April 8, 2004) Corruption in a UN humanitarian programme for Iraq casts doubt on the United Nations’ ability to manage international initiatives, including helping Iraq become a sovereign government, the top US senator on foreign affairs said today.
Corruption slopes down in CEE countries
(April 7, 2004) The magnitude and negative impact that corruption exerts on business is on the decline, according to an encouraging report of the World Bank.
Harder graft: Corruption in Latin America
(April 7, 2004) The “war on terror” has spawned a battle against corruption in Latin America.
Corruption and weak judiciary are key obstacles to democracy: survey
(April 6, 2004) A Freedom House study released today finds that pervasive corruption and weak judicial systems are major impediments to the development of democracy in transitional societies.
Baker says Iraq’s debt is unsustainable
(April 2, 2004) Iraq’s debt is "simply unsustainable" and must be reduced if the country’s economy and government are to be rebuilt, said former Secretary of State James A. Baker III at a lunch in Dallas.
New law to tackle SA firms abroad
(April 1, 2004) The South African government plans to enact legislation that will make it possible to prosecute South African companies accused of corruption in foreign countries.
China forgives Afghan debt as part of warming ties
(April 1, 2004) China has agreed to write off debts owed by Afghanistan as part of efforts to shore up relations with its war-torn neighbor, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday.
New ECGD procedures on bribery and corruption
(April 1, 2004) Strengthened procedures to minimise the risk of bribery and corruption on business deals supported by the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) will come into force on 1 May 2004.
Fighting graft bribe by bribe
(March 31, 2004) There has been a sea change in the international legal system now. Some 35 countries have acceded to the OECD Convention Against Corruption, which means that those firms now cannot bribe abroad with impunity in places like Africa.
Gulf News says: Iraq’s debts can be forgiven
(March 31, 2004) There is something deeply unsettling about the issue of Iraq’s debt.
DNA linked plaintiffs to African slaves who suffered atrocities
(March 30, 2004) Descendants of slaves filed a $1 billion lawsuit Monday against U.S. and British corporations, accusing them of profiting by committing genocide against their ancestors. Lawyers for the eight plaintiffs said the complaint was the first slave reparations lawsuit to use DNA to link the plaintiffs to Africans who suffered atrocities during the slave trade.
Cynicism is corruption’s bedmate
(March 29, 2004) The Canadian engineering company convicted of bribing the former chief executive of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority, seems to be intent on wriggling out of paying a R13 million fine imposed on it for its crimes in the mountain kingdom.
Iraq’s odious debt: Where do we go from here?
(March 29, 2004) It can be said without exaggeration that the collapse of the Iraqi economy was unique among developing countries in the 20th century.
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