(August 15, 2003) Canadian engineering firm Acres International has lost its appeal against a bribery conviction in a major African water project.
Canadian engineering multinational loses appeal in Lesotho bribery conviction
(August 15, 2003) Acres International, an Oakville, Ont.-based engineering firm, lost its appeal today against a bribery conviction in a Lesotho court. Acres had been found guilty of paying an official to win contracts in one of Africa’s largest water supply projects, the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.
Iraq Revenue Watch
(August 14, 2003) Iraq Revenue Watch is a new monitoring project dedicated to promoting transparency in the management of Iraq’s oil revenues and to ensuring the benefits of national oil wealth flow to the people of Iraq.
Decision on Canadian firm’s appeal expected tomorrow
(August 14, 2003) A decision is expected tomorrow on an appeal launched by Canadian engineering company Acres International against its conviction and R22-million fine for corruption in relation to one of Africa’s largest water supply projects.
PRESS RELEASE Acres’ landmark bribery conviction upheld
(August 15, 2003) Acres International, an Oakville, Ont.-based engineering firm, lost its appeal today against a bribery conviction in a Lesotho court. Acres had been found guilty of paying an official to win contracts in one of Africa’s largest water supply projects, the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.
The taint of the greased palm (Part II)
(August 10, 2003) Officials rarely solicit bribes. Instead, they work so slowly, sloppily and arbitrarily that people see no hope of getting the services they are entitled to without offering a tip “pa’ el refresco,” literally, “for a soda.”
The taint of the greased palm (Part I)
(August 10, 2003) In Mexico, just as sure as a new leader’s pledge to clean up the corruption of his predecessor is the certainty that his successor will, in a few years, be doing the same.
Iraq: opportunities flow to Bulgaria
(August 7, 2003) Mohammed Amin Ahmed, former Iraqi ambassador in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia from 1995 to 1999, said he was sure Iraq’s $1.7bn debt to Bulgaria would be paid back when life in his country returns to normal.
Canadian firm appeals Lesotho verdict
(August 6, 2003) Lesotho’s highest court is hearing an appeal by a Canadian engineering company against its conviction and R22-million fine for corruption related to the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.
Ombudsman releases report on Lesotho Highlands Development Authority and affected communities
(August 6, 2003) The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority should pay interest on delayed compensation for communities affected by the giant Lesotho Highlands Water Project’s Phase 1B, Ombudsman says.
Kicking corruption in Kenya
(August 3, 2003) Mwai Kibaki, the new President of Kenya, is kicking corruption where it hurts, firing crooked government cronies and holding public officers to account. After 24 years of corrupt rule, Kenyans are rediscovering hope.
Southern Africa calls for reparations for apartheid
(July 30, 2003) Loans to the apartheid regime and its agents are “odious debts” and should not be repaid, says the London-based International Apartheid Debt and Reparations Campaign.
Wheel of Iraq’s economic progress keeps rolling
(July 28, 2003) Iraq may be further burdened by debts and interest which even for an oil-rich state could take years to pay back. Unless there are some debt write-offs, at least the interest, Iraq will be facing the future with a major noose round its neck.
Who profits from erasing Iraq’s debt?
(July 23, 2003) Richard Perle called for a debt relief for Iraq as a way of teaching banks about the "moral hazard of … lend[ing] to a vicious dictatorship." Other countries with "odious debt" incurred under nasty regimes may be granted debt forgiveness. Why not Iraq?
Foreign debt: Nigeria’s millstone
(July 23, 2003) If Nigeria could recover all the money "looted by past government officials," it would substantially reduce the country’s foreign debt, says Dr. Ndubisis Nwokoma, a professor of economics at the University of Lagos (UNILAG).
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