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  2. GovWild: Web Application to Uncover Corruption Risk

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    August 2, 2010
    A group of students from the University of Potsdam has developed a web application to expose corruption risk. The application makes use of freely available data on the internet, to reveal connections between politicians and businesses. Different data structures are being standardised and made available through a unified search engine. Currently, there are data  involving...
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  3. European Union Lambasting Romania

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    July 23, 2010
    In its recent Romania report, under the cooperation and verification mechanism, the European Union has lambasted  the country over its flagging efforts to fight corruption, while giving a positive report on the work of Bulgaria’s new government.  The Bulgaria report points to a strong momentum of reform which has been established since...
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  4. CONTACT – A Comprehensive Tool to Assess the Financial Architecture and Integrity Systems of Countries

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    June 18, 2010
    Under the aegis of the United Nations, Fred Schenkelaars developed CONTACT (Country Assessment in Accountability and Transparency) to provide the international development community with a comprehensive tool to assess the financial architecture and integrity systems of a country. The main objective of CONTACT is to assist governments in conducting a self-assessment...
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  6. Sixth Annual ACAMS Anti-Money Laundering & Counter-Terrorism Financing Conference

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    June 11, 2010
    The Sixth Annual ACAMS Anti-Money Laundering & Counter-Terrorism Financing Conference took place in Amsterdam from 7 – 8 June 2010. The conference aimed to raise awareness among participants of the most advanced money laundering and fraud schemes and update the audience on the latest European and International Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, and in particular...
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  7. Romania: National Integrity Agency (NIA) Under Fire

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    May 29, 2010
    Romania’s constitutional court recently ruled that part of the provisions mandating the country’s National Integrity Agency (NIA) were unconstitutional. In the past two years, almost 1,000 top officials have been checked, with around 50 cases of wrongdoing proven in court. Around 100 members of parliament are currently under scrutiny. The European...
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  9. Compendium-Institutional Risk Assessement/Anti Corruption Auditing

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    May 18, 2010
    The United Nations Public Administration Network  (UNPAN) website hosted by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs  (UNDESA) has posted the compendium for widespread circulation to all government and legislature entities as well as relevant development organizations  having involvement and/or an interest in mostly pre emptive anti corruption...
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  10. Investors demand clarity on bribery policy

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    May 17, 2010
    A coalition of 20 pension fund investors and fund managers (led by some of the world’s largest pension fund groups, including CalSTRS) with assets of US$1.7 trillion (all signatories to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment) have contacted 21 major companies in the defence, construction and other sectors in 14 countries...
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