Corruption Remains Rampant, Says Poll of 64 Countries
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A majority of people worldwide say corruption among government and business elites is a grave problem, and about 10 percent say that they or a member of their household paid a bribe in the previous year, according to a new global opinion poll.
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Three years after the introduction of euro cash, almost half the citizens in the 12 nations that use the currency still struggle to replace francs, marks and lire in their hearts and minds, a survey released Thursday showed.
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Corruption costs businesses and governments more than Â£220 billion a year, with a number of oil producing states among the worst offenders, according to an international anti-graft watchdog.
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LONDON - America's reputation around the world is hurting, according to a series of coordinated polls published Friday from 10 countries, including many of the United States' closest allies.    In eight of the countries where the surveys commissioned by major newspapers were conducted, more people said their view of America had worsened in the past two to three years than improved...
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Billions of dollars worth of bribes paid each year go into pockets of public officials in rich countries, study finds.
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Most new EU member states still lag behind the rest of Europe in terms of competitiveness, a survey says.
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Bribery and corruption damage universities and schools across the world, a UN report says.
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Ten per cent of people say they or a member of their household paid a bribe in the past year, a survey suggests.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium  - Three years after the introduction of euro cash, almost half the citizens in the 12 countries that use the currency still struggle to replace francs, marks and lire in their hearts and minds, a survey released Thursday showed.
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Corruption still oils the wheels of business in Kenya, a World Bank survey shows.
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BERLIN: A global corruption index released by watchdog organisation Transparency International has ranked Pakistan along with Kenya and Iraq 129th in a perceived corruption index of 146 countries.
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Most oil-producing nations are also rife with corruption, and oil companies should provide more information about their operations to help clean up the market, a global watchdog group said Wednesday in an annual report.
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Best and worst countries in the Global Corruption Perceptions Index released Wednesday by Transparency International.
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Death toll rises to 64 as opposition and media ridicule lack of disaster planning.
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The state health service, political parties, tax officials and the media top Greeksâ list of perceived corruption, according to a global survey published yesterday by the Transparency International graft watchdog.
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PARIS, Dec 11 (IPS) - Not many people around the world seem to believe  that corruption can be contained let alone eradicated, experts  said after a major international survey.
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People around the globe largely mistrust  their political leaders and nearly half fear the world will be  less safe for their children, according to a survey issued on  Thursday.