Public procurement, the process through which governments purchase goods and services from private companies, is an essential mechanism for effective governance and the public good, from ...

Public procurement – the government purchase of goods, services and works – accounts for a substantial portion of public spending in most countries. It is not only a crucial component of public ...

The 10th edition of the Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) – Africa, reveals that while most people in Africa feel corruption increased in their country, a majority also feel optimistic that they, as ...

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Transparency International consists of more than 100 chapters – locally established, independent organisations – that fight corruption in their respective countries. From small bribes to large-scale ...

Have you paid a bribe? Has corruption increased in your country? Is your government effectively tackling corruption? You have an opinion and that’s what we want the world to hear. Since its debut in ...

From conflicts of interest in awarding government contracts to undue influence by business on politics, from bribes to the use of personal connections when accessing public services, corruption takes ...

Cases of corruption rarely seem to be out of the news in Latin America and the Caribbean. Just in the last few years alone, several high profile cases have sent shockwaves through the region. However, ...

Corruption is a scourge that hurts ordinary people every day across the Americas. And when they speak out about it, far too often they face retaliation. Almost two thirds of people that we surveyed ...

We define corruption as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. Corruption erodes trust, weakens democracy, hampers economic development and further exacerbates inequality, poverty, social ...

In many countries you can pay off police officers to ignore any crime, however horrific and devastating – it’s just a matter of price. In Zimbabwe a nine-year old girl was raped on her way to school ...

From bribes to the use of personal connections, from vote-buying to sextortion, corruption takes many forms in Asia. In our latest Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) – Asia, citizens are well aware of ...