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<title>Corruption on the rise</title>
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<description><![CDATA[About one in 10 people around the world had to pay a bribe in the past year and reported bribery has increased in some regions, such as Asia-Pacific and South East Europe. Bribery is particularly widespread in dealings with with the police, the judiciary and registry and permit services


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<title>West colludes with corruption</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Multinationals seem to be driving a lot of the corruption in poor Third World countries, says anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International.]]></description>
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<title>Efforts to control bribery failing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The latest Transparency International Progress Report on OECD Convention Enforcement suggests that the battle against bribery and corruption has run into a brick wall. The report blames it on a lack of political will I countries around the world. ]]></description>
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<title>Wolfowitz woes continue</title>
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World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz is digging in for a fight over the contentious promotion and pay rise for his girlfriend but World Bank staff have launched a website calling for his removal and Transparency International has warned that the scandal could undermine the fight against corruption.
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<title>Global corruption scoreboard</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Interesting findings from the Transparency International 2006 Corruption Perceptions Index.  Some worrying signs for developed countries, with plenty of money. The United States, for example, is ranked at number 20 with a score of 7.3 and it's one of the countries with a deterioration in perceived levels of corruption. Australia comes in at 9, Britain at 11. And India comes in at 70 with a low score of 3.3.]]></description>
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