When govts are not willing to fight #corruption, business & civil society can unite to make change, says world-renowned academic Prof Philip Nichols. Why is this approach so promising in #SouthAfrica & beyond? Find out on Corruption Watch: bit.ly/4fYcJhX

The winner of #Mozambique's Oct 9th presidential election will have to confront widespread #corruption—and multiple candidates are addressing this issue in their campaigns Voice of America describes their stances on #anticorruption, #transparency, & the economy: bit.ly/3Mo3XMt

"Italy has a sizeable legal framework" for addressing & preventing #corruption—but its complexity makes it difficult to navigate, notes GRECO Council of Europe This creates gaps in addressing conflicts of interest & financial disclosure among top officials: bit.ly/3YXZU13

The fight against #corruption is losing momentum in govts across #LatinAmerica, says Americas Quarterly. Take #Brazil & #Mexico—despite promises of #anticorruption from politicians, movement has stagnated. Find out what the future could hold: bit.ly/3yY33Dl

How did Accountability Lab Pakistan become a force for change in #Pakistan? By engaging young people & underserved communities in conversations about #governance—all while fostering collaboration w/ the govt—Exec Director Fayyaz Yaseen is building trust: bit.ly/3Xqywrr Accountability Lab

#SouthAfrica's anti-graft unit is investigating an alleged $7B in #corruption among 6 state-owned companies—but its work does not end here. The org is simultaneously operating nearly 40 other probes, says The Associated Press, demonstrating the issue's massive scale: bit.ly/3Z5UK3g

The #UK's aid-funded International Corruption Unit aims to combat the flow of dirty money around the world—yet it only has the resources to "investigate as few as 20 cases at any one time," says Spotlight on Corruption Find out why this needs to change: bit.ly/4dMcK76

#SouthAfrica's VBS Mutual Bank allegedly served as a "slush fund for corrupt politicians, local govt leaders, & their business associates," Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project reports The now-defunct bank has just sparked a scandal involving justice minister Simelane Thembi. More: bit.ly/4e5iTej

Authorities in #Indonesia are teaming up w/ civil society orgs in a groundbreaking partnership to target procurement #corruption On Open Contracting Partnership, find out how a new platform is uniting decentralized govt agencies & encouraging public oversight: bit.ly/3MrA3XJ

🎙️In a new episode of Ethics 1st's Business Integrity Innovations podcast, Patrick Obath, former CEO of Shell East Africa, discusses business advocacy, #governance, & the fight against #corruption in Kenya Listen now: bit.ly/4744sVy Thomas Fox Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)

How has environmental #corruption evolved over the past decade in South East Asia & Oceania? Earlier this year, investigative journalists & #anticorruption activists gathered to address this question. Global Initiative shares insights from their rich discussion: bit.ly/4e5OXPl

A top New York regulator claims that banking giant Nordea "was linked to billions of dollars of suspicious transactions over roughly a decade," reports ICIJ Now, the bank will pay $35M after its alleged failure to prevent #moneylaundering & more: bit.ly/3AOUsU7

How does #corruption restrict access to healthcare & education in Africa? Informed by risk assessments conducted by Transparency International chapters in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Madagascar, Rwanda & Zimbabwe, a new publication explores this topic: bit.ly/3X8RXUh

As #corruption indicators proliferate, The Vienna Principles offer guidance to developers & users of these tools, says Prof Liz David-Barrett on U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre. Your team can use this resource to navigate the dynamic field of #anticorruption measurement—learn how: bit.ly/4e0CDQm

In Kathmandu, Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) & production company Onion Films Nepal invited young filmmakers to create short movies at the “Lights, Camera, Anti-Corruption" workshop How did these films expand the discussion around good #governance? Our new blog discusses: bit.ly/4dPRttk

How can fighting #corruption w/ #collectiveaction help development banks achieve their missions? Lisa Miller, World Bank's Head of Integrity Compliance, discusses why these issues are so important at Basel Institute on Governance's Int'l Collective Action Conference: bit.ly/3AMXY1e