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Banks and Corruption: Global Witness Calls Out Western Instutions That Rip Off the Poorest

Archive - Pre 2015By adminMarch 11, 2009Leave a comment

An unpleasant truth of corruption rankings is that they tend to shift focus toward poor governments and away from rich (but private) institutions that are actively participating in the looting of the worlds poorest people. UK resource watchdog Global Witness pushes back with a spotlight on the banking sector. They find banks are all too…

New Law, Old Story: Guatemala Cuts Advertising to Critical Media

Archive - Pre 2015By adminMarch 11, 2009Leave a comment

As Guatemala prepares for the enactment next month of its shiny new access to information law (PDF), local and international organizations have started to wonder if the country is actually going back to the old practice of using state advertising to punish or reward news organizations. While working the last few months on the implementation…

Uganda: Tough Talk, Much Noise, No Improvement

Archive - Pre 2015By adminMarch 11, 20092 Comments

President Yoweri Museveni’s discussion of corruption and its dangers can be eloquent, tough and inspiring. It might lead citizens to believe this is the right man to wipe out corruption from the Republic of Uganda, the pearl of Africa. Not quite. Global Integrity’s Salim R. Biryetega reports from Kampala. Since assuming his current third term…

Argentinian Media Face Harassment, Threats and Financial Pressure

Archive - Pre 2015By adminMarch 9, 2009Leave a comment

A slap and a death threat on a public sidewalk; a radio antenna expertly sabotaged; overt warnings that some names must never be mentioned in print. Reporting on corruption in Argentina is dangerous work, and local journalists say it is getting worse. While coming out of a store last December, Argentinian reporter Rigoberto Carrigall was…

Argentina: Inflation is Low Because I Say So

Archive - Pre 2015By adminMarch 6, 2009Leave a comment

While Argentina’s 1999 financial crisis serves as a cautionary tale for the West, our reporter finds that Argentina could review that lesson itself, as the government cranks out bogus inflation numbers and undermines its most effective watchdog agencies. Reporter’s Notebook: Argentina By Pablo Hacker for Global Integrity When Argentines go grocery shopping, we feel deceived…

USA: Senator Calls for Release of CRS Reports

Archive - Pre 2015By adminMarch 6, 20092 Comments

This week, US Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) calls for the release of Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports to the public. These are taxpayer funded research studies used in Congressional debate. The reports are secret by Congressional tradition because, let’s face it, facts disrupt spin. Our friends at the Project on Government Oversight have the story.…

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