Peter Eigen
Peter Eigen
Peter Eigenfounded the Advisory Council of Transparency International, a non-governmental organization promoting transparency and accountability in international development since 1993. Headquartered in Berlin, TI supports National Chapters in more than 90 countries...
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The results of the index are sometimes unjust because they show up countries which are fighting against corruption at this moment, ... Valiant efforts are being made by President Olusegun Obasanjo to promote large-scale changes in a country have been robbed by the grand corruption of their past leaders.
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Corruption must be vigorously addressed if aid is to make a real difference in freeing people from poverty.
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When countries improve governance and reduce corruption, they reap a 'development dividend' that can include reduction in child mortality rates and increase in per capita income and literacy rates.
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It defies belief that a critical and hard-won body of evidence could be so quickly handed back, making it inaccessible to prosecutors and helping shield the criminals from justice.
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The two scourges feed off each other, locking their populations into a cycle of misery.
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Today we have started a dialogue between a champion of the global fight against poverty and the worldwide organization at the vanguard of the anti-corruption movement. This cooperation has the potential to save millions of lives and improve the quality of life for millions more.
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There is not sufficient data on other countries, many of which are likely to be very corrupt.
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If Nigeria does not succeed, who else can succeed?
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Germany is much more corrupt than previously thought. It's something we should be taking very seriously,
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Corruption is a major cause of poverty as well as a barrier to overcoming it, .. The two scourges feed off each other, locking their populations in a cycle of misery. Corruption must be vigorously addressed if aid is to make a real difference in freeing people from poverty.
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We have to address individual acts of corruption. This is a necessary approach. Go after these individuals.