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May 18, 2011

By Ryan Isakow

Ryan Isakow, a student at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, is a communications intern at Global Financial Integrity in Washington, DC.

Arab Protestors Demand an End to Corruption, But Transparency Reforms Face Cultural, Legal and Policy Challenges
Knowledge@Wharton, May 17, 2011

Occurrence of Money Laundering Grows by 29% in Switzerland
Taxation News & Information, May 18, 2011

Tenaris SA Pays $8.9 Million To Settle FCPA Probe
Wall Street Journal, May 17, 2011

Bribery rife across Europe’s top companies-survey
Reuters, May 18, 2011

“Drug lords fund terrorism,” says Wako
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, May 18, 2011

Funds stashed abroad curbing country’s growth, says professor of IIM –Bangalore
Daily News & Analysis, May 18, 2011

As IRS crusades against Americans hiding money offshore, Latin American tax cheats flock to U.S. banks
iWatch News, May 18, 2011

UN: One in six people in Balkans exposed to corruption
Deutsche Presse-Agentur, May 18, 2011

Rising graft mars a year of strong growth
Daily Nation, May 17, 2011

World Bank: Mixed marks on Palestinian corruption
AP, May 18, 2011

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