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Media Releases

February 23, 2010 — Global Integrity Report: 2009 released. U.S. has failed to make significant progress on anti-corruption, study finds. New report assesses anti-corruption and accountability mechanisms in 35 diverse countries. Click here for press release.

Background material: Press Kit (including detailed Key FIndings); Methodology White Paper.

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February 18, 2009, Washington, D.C. — Global Integrity Report: 2008 released. Unregulated money in politics is greatest corruption threat globally, study finds. New report assess anti-corruption mechanisms and accountability in 57 countries, including first-ever assessments of Iraq and Somalia. Click here for press release.

Background material: Executive Summary; Press Kit (including detailed Key Findings); Methodology White Paper.

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November 17, 2008, Monrovia — Global Integrity, the Center for Accountability and Transparency in Liberia (CENTAL), and the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) are proud to release the Liberia Local Governance Toolkit, which assesses the existence, effectiveness, and citizen access to key anti-corruption mechanisms at the county level in Liberia. Click here for more...

September 8, 2008, Washington D.C. — A new book by Global Integrity and the UNDP examines the state of the art of corruption measurement. Based largely on interviews with governance data's end-users, A Users' Guide challenges some long held assumptions about what a good corruption metric looks like. Click here for more...

January 30, 2008, Washington D.C. — Global Integrity Report: 2007. Clean elections no guarantee of strong democratic society, global study finds. New report assesses anti-corruption mechanisms and government accountability in 55 countries, including first investigation of China. Click here for full press release...

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July 2, 2007, Washington, D.C. — Global Integrity, an independent monitor of corruption and governance issues, has been honored by Ashoka, a global organization of the world's leading social entrepreneurs. A diverse group of organizations from across the globe have showcased their most successful strategies to create a more transparent and accountable society in the Ashoka's Changemakers.net "Ending Corruption: Honesty Instituted" collaborative competition. Click here for full press release...

January 10, 2007, Washington D.C. — Despite widespread public support for higher ethical standards in government, the laws and practices designed to combat corruption and prevent abuses of power in countries around the world continue to be inconsistent and too often are ineffectual. This according to a major investigative report released today by Global Integrity, an international nonprofit organization that tracks governance and corruption trends around the world. Click here for full press release...