Posts cover the costs of corruption of all kinds. Such costs include, but not limited to, those associated with and have negative impacts on the rule of law, public funds, and resources, education, healthcare, poverty, civil society, economic sustainability, foreign direct investment (FDI), interest rate, citizenship, and citizens trust in public institutions.
These posts also cover the negative consequences of corruption on the proper separation of powers (legislative, judicial, and executive), and tax collections.
October 26, 2019 Corruption usually occurs in the dark. Damages of corruption hit in each place of the community. The following are examples of such damages: Widespread povertyHigh unemployment rateshigh inflation rates or unstable local currencyLow collection rates of customs and taxesPoor public services such as education and healthcarePoor infrastructures...
October 25, 2019Technical staff An authentic fight of corruption is one that always has, at least, the following components: Independent judiciary, and The rule of law, and Institutionalization of corruption prevention Otherwise, it would be a fake fight! It may be a form of corruption. A government that does not have an...
September 28, 2019 These are selected fraud and corruption news published during September 2019. Click on the topic to read more. You will find more stories posted daily (except weekend) on our Facebook and Twitter. Ericsson Expects to Pay $1 Billion in U.S. Corruption Probes The war against corruption in...
September 24, 2019Technical Staff Citizens are the central pillar of an effective fight against corruption. They pay the corruption costs where the poor suffer the most. They also exist in all economic sectors where corruption occurs. Therefore, those charged with governance and decision makers are also citizens of their communities....
September 19, 2019 Ildico Elia, CACM is the first Lebanese journalist who passed the CACM exam last March and became qualified as Certified Anti-Corruption Manager (CACM). Though she is not a singer, she recently performed and sang calling for the fight of corruption in Lebanon. Together we can change and...
August 9, 2019 A nation citizens, especially the poor of developing countries, pay the most dearly for the cost of corruption. They do not know how the perpetrators commit frauds and corruption, though they see the results. They are also very suspicious of many of their government’s. Years of failed promises...
July 25, 2019The AACI The ‘‘Countering Russian and Other Overseas Kleptocracy Act’’ or the ‘‘CROOK Act’’ was introduced last week by Rep. Bill Keating (D-MA) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). Recognizing the significant damages of corruption, kleptocracy, and illicit finance committed by foreign authoritarian leaders and other foreign persons, the...
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