(August 10, 2004) The head of an independent panel investigating corruption in the United Nations’ "oil-for-food" program for Iraq says it may take another year to produce its main findings.
The Lesotho Highlands Water Project: bribery on a massive scale
(August 8, 2004) Many of the legal aspects of corruption have now been thoroughly and recently tested in the Lesotho courts, challenging the ways in which corruption is detected and punished in different parts of the world.
The World Bank gives graft another go in 2008
(August 7, 2004) Evidence of corruption in Bank-funded projects should raise red flags instead of more greenbacks but a year in to his tenure as World Bank president, Robert Zoellick has yet to put the brakes on a single loan, a recent Wall Street Journal article notes.
Ottawa lends Delta money for Bombardier jets
(August 7, 2004) Subsidiary of troubled U.S. airline to use federal funds to buy regional jets.
Don’t get bogged down in dam ‘details,’ Lu Youmei urges
(August 6, 2004) A commentator who takes issue with views expressed by the former manager of the Three Gorges Corp. praises environmental groups opposed to big dams for their ‘respectful, constructive and effective’ campaigns.
World Bank to demand greater transparency in oil loans
(August 6, 2004) To prevent corrupt regimes from siphoning revenue from extractive industries, the World Bank will now require resource companies and countries to disclose their revenues from oil-related projects.
World Bank agrees to new oil loan rules
(August 5, 2004) The World Bank, the largest financier of economic programmes in poor nations, has agreed to new rules to prevent revenue from oil and gas projects going to corrupt regimes.
The boom that only oils the wheels of corruption
(August 5, 2004) The new wealth from oil development in sub-Saharan Africa has been used almost exclusively for the enrichment of political leaders, and as a consequence most of the population remains poor and unprotected.
Fight against corruption is a thankless battle – Kamazima
(August 4, 2004) The fight against corruption is a thankless battle, observed Southern Africa Forum Against Corruption (SAFAC) out-going chairman Major General Anatory Kamazima yesterday.
Fight against corruption a thankless battle, Kamazima
(August 4, 2004) The fight against corruption is a thankless job, said Major General Anatory Kamazima, the outgoing chairman of the Southern Africa Forum Against Corruption (SAFAC). Major General Kamazima said the irony of fighting corruption was that very few in the upper echelon of society supported the battle. Without strong political will, he said, anti-corruption agencies would not succeed alone.
World Bank dam poses huge risk to Laotian farmers
(August 23, 2004) If Nam Theun 2 is built, the developers themselves predict "a collapse in the aquatic food chain," along the Xe Bangfai, a large Mekong tributary in central Laos. This would affect more than 40,000 people.
Street seeks to advise Iraq
(August 2, 2004) Some send emissaries in secret, some host seminars, all seek a relationship.
Lesotho remains firm against corruption despite lack of funding help from EU or World Bank
(August 2, 2004) Various promises of assistance made but little follow-through, especially from countries whose companies were involved in the criminal proceedings.
Total debt forgiveness or default the only options for Africa
(August 2, 2004) Sub-Saharan Africa now owes $201 billion in international debts. Africa will not develop with these unending obstacles and more aid, and therefore debt and interest obligations, are exacerbating the problem.
U.S. Senate corruption inquiry demands tougher measures to stop misuse of development funds
(August 2, 2004) The American Treasury Department is being prodded into more effective action over fraud and corruption in the use of money voted for foreign assistance programs and funding institutions such as the World Bank.
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