On May 29, 2014 Rep. Bentivolio of Michigan asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives regarding Iran’s nuclear ambitions. “Mr. Speaker, I am gravely concerned about the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran and the status of the current negotiations between P5+1 in Iran. As Iran has moved off the […]
Fast-unto-death – A doctor in Nepal Takes stand for Transparency and Ethics
It has been 10 days since Prof Dr Govinda KC has been protesting against the new appointment at Institute of Medicine (IoM) at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital with fast-unto-death from January 11, seeking cancellation of the appointment. Dr KC has been demanding Dr Prakash Sayami to be reinstated as the IoM dean who resigned […]
Transparency is out with its Corruption Perceptions Index 2013
Transparency International’s has come out with its latest edition of its Corruption Perceptions Index 2013. The Corruption Perceptions Index 2013 serves as a reminder of the abuse of power, secret dealings and bribery continue to ravage societies around the world. The Index scores 177 countries and territories on a scale from 0 (highly corrupt) to […]
Transparency, good-governance my government’s commitment: Omar
Srinagar, May 30 (Scoop News) –Presenting the overview of new initiatives his government has taken to improve governance and bring transparency in the functioning of administration, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Thursday said that by setting up of Vigilance Commission, Re-constituting Accountability Commission and empowering people through Right to Information Act and Public Service Guarantee Act […]
Nigeria – Transparency for the management of $1 Billion Sovereign Wealth Fund – Afripol
http://afripol.org/ At the on-going World Economic Forum at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia the Nigerian minister of finance, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala spoke to Wall Street Journal on the country’s sovereign wealth fund (SWF). She confirmed that $1 Billion was withdrawn from Excess Crude Account and was used as seed money to establish Nigeria’s sovereign wealth fund. […]
Russia: US Envoy’s Use of Twitter to Further Transparency
Written byDonna Welles Michael McFaul [1], the United States (US) Ambassador to Russia, used his Twitter account earlier this week to voice his concerns that diplomatic protocols had been violated when it appeared his schedule had been leaked to journalists at the NTV television network, a project of the state-owned natural gas company Gazprom. Global […]
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