— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News Kenyans must return their 1,000 shilling ($10; £8) notes to banks by 1 October, in a bid to fight money laundering, counterfeits and corruption. New banknotes are to be brought in over the coming months with other denominations being phased out…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News Paris Saint-Germain’s president, Nasser al-Khelaifi, has been placed under investigation for alleged corruption as part of an inquiry into the bidding process for the 2017 and 2019 athletics World Championships. A French judicial official said the preliminary charge of “active corruption”…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News MANILA, Philippines — President Duterte has assured investors and donors that their money is safe in the Philippines, citing his crackdown on corruption and economic reforms toward a viable business environment. Duterte said good governance has made it possible for his administration…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News KABUL, Afghanistan — A former Afghan official has accused President Ashraf Ghani’s administration of engaging in widespread corruption, including the exchange of sexual favors for government posts, adding to a string of recent setbacks for the government. The accusations, leveled by Gen.…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News Five years ago, the Indian people gave Narendra Modi the chance to realize his big promise: clean up the corruption in India. Today, Modi’s promise remains a promise. Corruption is still thriving in India, in all the usual places. That’s evidenced by a string of high profile scandals that…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News GENEVA (REUTERS) – North Koreans are forced to pay bribes to officials to survive in their isolated country, where corruption is “endemic” and repression rife, the United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday (May 28). Officials across North Korea extort money…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News The relative success of Indonesia’s first simultaneous presidential and legislative elections – the world’s most complicated single-day polls – has been marred by allegations of fraud by the opposition, and the deaths of hundreds of overworked election officers. These bumps in the…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News South African scientists have hatched a plan to bribe penguins to build a new colony in the De Hoop Nature Reserve, 232 kilometres from Cape Town. Called the African Penguin Relocation Project, it is run in partnership by BirdLife South Africa and CapeNature.…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News The Oregon office of the FBI issued an advisory this week on an ongoing scam that has resulted in losses totaling tens of millions of dollars. The office posted an advisory, “Building a Digital Defense Against the Chinese Embassy Scam,” based on…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News Nigeria’s High Court on Tuesday ordered five top football bosses to face trial for corruption, as they are accused of stealing millions of dollars intended to develop the game in the country. Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) president, Amaju Pinnick, and four fellow…
