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World Bank Corruption Information - Public Sources

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Siemens to pay $100m to fight corruption as part of World Bank Group settlement  2 July 2009   The World Bank 
World Bank President Orders Investigation of Project That Destroyed Powerless Albanian Village  11 February 2009   Fox News 
Palace to 'cooperate' in Senate probe on WB-projects mess  7 February 2009   GMA News 
Witnesses tag Arroyo hubby in bribery for road projects  5 February 2009   GMA News 
Mike Arroyo irate over new 'witness' linking him to bribe try  4 February 2009   GMA News 
World Bank Bars Firms for ‘Collusion’ in Philippines (Update2)  15 January 2009   Bloomberg 
WB bars RP, Chinese firms over road project corruption  15 January 2009   GMA News 
El Gobierno argentino inicia una investigación por anomalías en un programa financiado por el BM  25 August 2008   Soitu.es 
Investigan irregularidades en un plan de salud financiado por el BM en Argentina  24 August 2008   Soitu 
Corruption in projects: World Bank to send team  12 August 2008   The Indian Express 
US refuses to relax its grip on World Bank  10 August 2008   The Guardian 
Governance Matters VII: Aggregate and Individual Governance  24 June 2008   Social Science Research Network 
Worldwide Governance Indicators Show Some Countries Making Progress in Governance and in Fighting Corruption  24 June 2008   World Bank 
Afghan Paper Urges Donor Countries to Pressure Government to Curb Corruption  15 June 2008   redOrbit 
Donors Press Karzai on Corruption  13 June 2008   New York Times 
Attacks From Abroad  2 June 2008   The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel 
Young Cameroonians take on the battle against corruption  17 May 2008   CRTV 
'WSJ': Alstom é investigada por suborno para obter obras, incluindo Metrô de SP  7 May 2008   Ministerio do Planejamento, Orcamento e Gestao 
Prosecutors probe Alstom for contract corruption  6 May 2008   AFP 
Leonard McCarthy to lead World Bank anti-corruption unit  6 May 2008   People's Daily Online 
Oil multinationals rebuked for reluctance to tackle corruption  28 April 2008   Financial Times 
WB report on corruption is exaggerated  14 April 2008   Daily News and Analysis 
A Challenge of Economic Statecraft  2 April 2008   African Press Organisation 
Divulgan resolución sobre soborno a funcionarios  26 March 2008   El Nacional 
Sierra Leone: Efforts to Rid Mining Sector of Corruption  17 March 2008   allAfrica.com 
India, World Bank to jointly probe complaints of fraud in 5 health projects in India  15 March 2008   Thaindian News 
World Bank Probes Health-Fraud Claims  15 March 2008   Wall Street Journal 
World Bank, Indian govt agree steps to fight health project fraud, corruption  14 March 2008   Forbes 
Eskom promotes corruption  18 February 2008   Money Web 
DA says shortlisting of corruption-tainted consultancy raises governance concerns  18 February 2008   Business Report 
WORLD: Rich countries should help retrieve corruption spoils  4 February 2008   ABC Radio Australia 
Bank Bars Company for Years-Old Bribery Scandal  31 January 2008   AllAfrica.com 
Defeat the kleptocrats and their cronies, corruption fighters urge  30 January 2008   Sydney Morning Herald 
A Global Partnership in the Fight against Corruption  28 January 2008   The World Bank 
Corrupt rule the roast  28 January 2008   Daily Pionneer 
UN graft meeting puts Indonesia in the spotlight  27 January 2008   Reuters 
World Bank scam: Minister gets corruption charges  25 January 2008   NDTV.com 
Siemens Says Business With Norway Military Halted (Update2)  24 January 2008   Bloomberg 
World Bank Group To Implement Volcker Report  23 January 2008   World Bank 
Cong. seeks Orissa CM's resignation, CBI probe into health scam  20 January 2008   The Hindu 
Nigeria: Yar'Adua - Multinationals, Major Contributors to Corruption in Nigeria  16 January 2008   allAfrica.com 
UPDATE 3-World Bank anti-corruption chief resigns  16 January 2008   Reuters 
World Bank anti-corruption chief resigns  16 January 2008   Reuters 
Govt to Appoint Corruption-Monitors, As World Bank Pledges Assistance  15 January 2008   AllAfrica.com 
World Bank finds massive fraud in five Indian projects  15 January 2008   Daily Times 
HEALTH: World Bank, India Confront Corruption  13 January 2008   IPS Interpress Service News Agency 
WB upset at corruption taking toll on its health projects  12 January 2008   The Economic Times 
Hoodwinked in Bali on Carbon Credits  12 December 2007   The Nation 
World Bank admits Congo errors  7 December 2007   Financial Times 
World Bank demands no corruption from the Philippines  24 November 2007   Matangi Tonga Online 
World Bank seeks safeguards on road projects  22 November 2007   INQUIRER.net 
WB and Philippine corruption  21 November 2007   Cebu Daily News 
World Bank Seeks Right Balance  19 November 2007   Wall Street Journal 
Okonjo-Iweala laments undue interference with EFCC  22 October 2007   Vanguard 
An Inclusive & Sustainable Globalization  10 October 2007   World Bank 
World Bank puts Armenian fraud case on hold  30 September 2007   The Observer 
Africa: Initiative to Retrieve Stolen Wealth Noble  19 September 2007   AllAfrica 
World Bank, UN join battle to return corrupt leaders spoils  18 September 2007   AFP 
UN, World Bank Start Corruption Fight  18 September 2007   Associated Press 
Statement by Huguette Labelle, Chair, Transparency International On the Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) Initiative  17 September 2007   Transparency International 
A Fight Over Corruption  17 September 2007   Washington Post 
Independent Panel Review of The World Bank Group Department of Institutional Integrity  13 September 2007   Independent Panel Review 
World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick Welcomes Volcker Panel Review of the World Bank’s Institutional Integrity Department  13 September 2007   World Bank 
Panel recommends changes in World Bank graft unit  13 September 2007   Reuters 
Panel Urges World Bank to Change Antigraft Plan  13 September 2007   New York Times 
Independent Panel Review of the World Bank Group Department of Institutional Integrity: Executive Summary  13 September 2007   Independent Panel Review of the World Bank Group Department of Institutional Integrity 
World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick Welcomes Volcker Panel Review of the World Bank’s Institutional Integrity Department  13 September 2007   World Bank 
Whistle-blowers slam World Bank anti-corruption unit  7 September 2007   Reuters 
Report on World Bank INT Details Serious Problems Independent Report by GAP Lays out Conflicts of Interest, Abuse of Authority  6 September 2007   Government Accountability Project 
Review of the Department of Institutional Integrity at the World Bank  5 September 2007   Government Accountability Project 
Blowing the World Bank Whistle  8 August 2007   Better-not-wb-the-wb.blogspot 
World Bank Corruption Allegations Update  8 August 2007   One World Multimedia Blog 
If a tree falls, does the World Bank hear it?  8 August 2007   Asia Times 
World Bank ratings spark anger  11 July 2007   Financial Times 
World Bank Researchers Release Worldwide Governance Indicators 1996-2006  10 July 2007   The World Bank 
World Bank looking over Siemens-run projects for alleged bribery - report  1 July 2007   Forbes 
Mending Fences at World Bank  26 June 2007   New York Times 
World Bank's new chief will also focus on corruption  25 June 2007   International Herald Tribune 
Brtish Government Support (World Bank Corruption Case, Armenia)  29 May 2007   Better-not-wb-the-wb.blogspot 
World Bank struggles with identity crisis  22 May 2007   International Herald Tribune 
Finishing What Wolfowitz Started  18 May 2007   Washington Post 
Wolfowitz to resign from World Bank  17 May 2007   Yahoo News 
Wolfowitz to Resign From World Bank  17 May 2007   New York Times 
White House Support for Wolfowitz Wavers  16 May 2007   Washington Post 
World Bank Board Majority Want Wolfowitz to Resign  11 May 2007   Reuters 
World Bank  8 May 2007   UK Stationery Office 
Panel to Find That Wolfowitz Broke Rules, Officials Say  7 May 2007   International Herald Tribune 
Anti-corruption team at World Bank says Wolfowitz undermining work  27 April 2007   International Herald Tribune 
World Bank's Corruption Fighters Complain of Collapsing Image  26 April 2007   Inter Press Service 
World Bank Committee Rejects Wolfowitz Hearing  24 April 2007   Reuters 
For the good of the World Bank, Wolfowitz must resign  23 April 2007   Financial Times 
Scandal threatens World Bank's role  23 April 2007   Financial Times 
Affair threatens World Bank role  23 April 2007   Financial Times 
World Bank board delays decision on Wolfowitz  20 April 2007   Reuters 
An angel flies into some flak Trouble at the OECD  19 April 2007   Economist 
World Bank anti-corruption strategy must be priority, says Transparency International  17 April 2007   Transparency International 
Internal attack  17 April 2007   Odious Debts 
Wolfowitz keeps to anti-corruption program  16 April 2007   United Press International 
Time for Mr. Wolfowitz to Go  16 April 2007   New York Times 
EU Worried by Wolfowitz Affair, Hopes Won't Hit Aid  16 April 2007   Reuters 
World Bank to help poor states recover stolen funds  15 April 2007   Reuters 
World Bank: President Wolfiwitz Embroiled in Governance Crisis  15 April 2007   UNICORN 
World Bank Unveils Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative  14 April 2007   World Bank 
Companion of Wolfowitz Rejects Portrayal  14 April 2007   New York Times 
Spring meetings descend into chaos  13 April 2007   Bretton Woods Project 
Release of documents may be fatal blow  13 April 2007   Financial Times 
Statement of President Paul Wolfowitz  12 April 2007   World Bank 
Corruption in Congo: Seeing the wood for the trees  12 April 2007   Reuteralert 
Statement - Executive Directors Review Report, Release Documents  12 April 2007   World Bank 
European civil society backs Wolfowitz resignation calls and urges comprehensive reform of Bank governance  10 April 2007   Eurodad 
Report of the Ad Hoc Group  6 April 2007   World Bank 
My beautiful laundrette - The World Bank and corruption  10 February 2007   The Economist 
Volcker to probe World Bank's graft unit  10 February 2007   Financial Times 
Annual Integrity Report 2005-2006 (World Bank)  6 February 2007   World Bank 
World Bank Continues Leadership In Fight Against Corruption, Report Shows  6 February 2007   World Bank 
La Argentina se cobrará con energía  19 September 2006   Diario Hoy 
WSP International faces Indonesia graft inquiry  17 August 2006   Financial Times 
World Bank blows whistle on graft scandal in Indonesia  12 August 2006   Business Report 
World Bank in corruption amnesty  7 August 2006   BBC News 
About the VDP (Voluntary Disclosure Programme)  1 August 2006   World Bank 
World Bank Launches Voluntary Disclosure Program New Anticorruption Tool Increases Risk to Firms Engaging in Fraud and Corruption  1 August 2006   World Bank 
Voluntary Disclosure Programme: Be Part of the Solution  1 August 2006   World Bank 
Indonesia - Hail the peace but watch the corruption and investments  1 August 2006   Singapore Institute of International Affairs 
World Bank explains Cambodia aid decision  19 June 2006   Business Week 
WB funds to be stopped for corruption in projects  19 June 2006   The New Nation 
Corruption halts aid to Cambodia  7 June 2006   Bangkok Post 
IFIs: Task Force to Coordinate Anti-corruption Action  10 May 2006   UNICORN 
Wolfowitz's battle against corruption raises eyebrows  9 May 2006   Transparency International 
Donors are in denial on graft, warns World Bank  8 May 2006   Financial Times 
World Bank in New Initiative to Fight Corruption  25 April 2006   The East African Standard 
Koreans Fight Norwegians for $300 Million Electricity Deal  15 April 2006   The Monitor 
Norwegian firm to build thermal plant in Uganda  4 April 2006   PowerMarketers.Com 
Cleaning Up The World Bank  3 April 2006   U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT 
World Bank debars firm, individual for fraudulent practices under Russian Federation Community Social Infrastructure Project  30 March 2006   World Bank 
An ill-advised leap into the unknown? Chad-Cameroon Pipeline  1 March 2006   Financial Times 
Wolfowitz: No Money For Corrupt Governments  28 February 2006   World Bank 
Wolfowitz's Corruption Agenda  20 February 2006   Washington Post 
Multilateral Development Banks Agree on Common Approach to Fight Corruption  18 February 2006   World Bank 
PUBLIC HEARING IN RESPECT OF THE HFO THERMAL POWER PLANT_ MUTUNDWE  16 January 2006   Electrical Regulatory Authority 
World Bank probes into 244 corruption cases - Obtains 25 criminal convictions  16 December 2005   The Ghanaian Chronicle 
Fighting fraud and corruption: World Bank fills out its armoury  3 October 2005   CIOB international 
No Corruption In Nordic Aid Agencies? ‘Look Harder’, Says World Bank  26 August 2005    
US Senate committee OKs World Bank corruption bill  26 July 2005   Reuters 
Report on the World Bank's Whistleblowing Procedures  1 May 2005   Government Accountability Project 
DAMNED TO OBLIVION  5 April 2005   The Independent 
Reducing Debt in the Philippines  7 March 2005   UNICORN 
Fiscal crisis takes a 'creative' turn in the Philippines  4 March 2005   Odious Debts Online 
TI welcomes World Bank report detailing corruption investigations  24 February 2005   odiousdebts.org 
Norway Investigates Corruption and MDBs  23 February 2005   UNICORN 
Can debtors be choosers?  15 February 2005   www.odiousdebts.org 
Annual Report on Investigations and Sanctions of Staff Misconduct and Fraud and Corruption in World Bank-Financed Projects  1 February 2005   World Bank 
THE WORLD BANK GROUP ANNUAL REPORT ON INVESTIGATIONS AND SANCTIONS OF STAFF MISCONDUCT AND FRAUD AND CORRUPTION IN BANK-FINANCED PROJECTS  1 February 2005   World Bank 
African Development Bank said to be victim of a corrupt environment  7 October 2004   CIOB International News 
World Development Report 2005: A Better Investment Climate for Everyone  28 September 2004   World Bank 
World Bank move to reduce private sector bribery welcomed by Transparency International  23 September 2004   Transparency International 
U.S. Senate corruption inquiry demands tougher measures to stop misuse of development funds  2 August 2004   CIOB 
U.S. Senate inquiry told, it takes real not token resolve to deal with corruption  2 August 2004   CIOB 
World Bank gives Acres three-year debarment as company sells out to Canadian partner  27 July 2004   CIOB 
'PROJECT'ING CORRUPTION IN MULTILATERAL BANKS  22 June 2004   Business Line 
Poorest Pay for World Bank Corruption - U.S. Senator  14 May 2004   Common Dreams 
COMBATING CORRUPTION IN THE MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS: TESTIMONY-BY: MS. NANCY ZUCKER BOSWELL, MANAGING DIRECTOR  13 May 2004   Committee on Senate Foreign Relations 
Combating Corruption in the Multilateral Development Banks  13 May 2004   U.S Senate Committee On Foreign Relations 
World Bank defends anti-corruption strategy  12 May 2004   Reuters alert 
World Bank corruption inquiry may blacklist firm  16 April 2004   The Guardian 
World Bank statement on Lesotho Court of Appeals ruling  13 April 2004   M2 PRESSWIRE 
Lesotho judge ups fine for dam bribery  11 April 2004   Business Report 
Activists Prod World Bank on Canadian Corruption Case  23 March 2004   Odious Debts 
Crooked company snubs Lesotho  21 March 2004   Business Report 
World Bank welcomes Swedish District Court decision on bribery case; Verdict highlights Bank's determination to crack down on fraud, corruption  14 January 2004   World Bank 
World Bank debars 2 firms in Indian child health project  20 December 2003   The Economic Times 
Acres' partners in crime. Was our federal government determined to see justice prevail? Just the opposite  23 August 2003   National Post 
World Bank Knew About Enron's Payoffs in Guatemala  1 August 2003   Corporate Watch 
World Bank Focused on Fighting Corruption; Graft and Bribery, Once Tolerated, Punished by Blacklisting  4 July 2003   The Washington Post 
EU public hearing on corrupt Lesotho dams project  4 June 2003    
IFBWW and CICA Message of Common Understanding  22 May 2003    
WATER PRIVATISATION: REACHING EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS  25 March 2003   Business Line (The Hindu) 
Bulgaria WATER SYSTEM PROJ  25 February 2003   Tradeport website (accessed: 25/02/2003) 
World Bank debars two firms and one individual  16 January 2003   M2 PRESSWIRE 
Indonesian experience casts doubts on Bank anti-corruption efforts  1 January 2003   Bretton Woods Project 
The World Bank's Anti-corruption Strategy and Institutional Integrity Department: Effective in Combating Corruption?  27 December 2002   Down to Earth 
PSIRU Submission to the UK Committee on International Development: Privatisation of Basic Services - Concerns about donor policies  5 November 2002   PSIRU 
Acres fined $3.4-million for bribing project's CEO  29 October 2002   The Globe and Mail 
Firm Faces Fine for Bribery in Lesotho as UN Prepares Convention on Corruption  29 October 2002   World Bank Dev News 
Lesotho court fines Acres Oakville firm hit with $3.5 million bribery penalty  28 October 2002   Toronto Star 
Acres Int'l convicted in African bribery case: Engineering firm shocked; plans appeal  18 September 2002   Globe and Mail (Canada) 
Transnational corporate beneficiaries of World Bank Group fossil fuel projects, 1992-August 2002-  1 September 2002   SEEN 
Transnational corporate beneficiaries of World Bank Group fossil fuel projects, 1992-August 2002  1 September 2002   Sustainable Energy and Economy Network / Institute for Policy Studies 
Unsustainable conditions – the World Bank, privatisation, water and energy  1 August 2002   PSIRU 
Bankrolling Enron's global exploitation  13 June 2002   The Baltimore Sun 
UK firms named in Lesotho bribery verdict Dam project chief given millions to place contracts companies gave millions to dam project official  21 May 2002   Guardian 
Bribe exposure  20 May 2002   Channel 4 
Test case Bujagali  17 May 2002   Development Today 
BECHTEL VS. BOLIVIA / THE WATER RATE HIKES BY BECHTEL’S BOLIVIAN COMPANY (AGUAS DEL TUNARI) / THE REAL NUMBERS  26 April 2002   www.democracyctr.org 
Information on International Water and parent companies  22 April 2002   Solidarity with Cochabamba water uprising International Water Holdings B.V. -- Fact File 
ACEA: IL CDA APPROVA IL BILANCIO 2001  25 March 2002   Acea Press Releases 
Relazione sulla gestione, Bilancio d’esercizio ACEA S.p.A., Bilancio consolidato Gruppo ACEA - 2001  25 March 2002   Acea Annual Report 2001, pp. 28-29, 226 
Enron’s Pawns - How Public Institutions Bankrolled Enron’s Globalization Game  1 March 2002   SEEN 
International Water Services (Guayaquil) B.V.  25 February 2002   MIGA website, Projects 
Project Homes in on Water Services for Ecuador's Poor  14 February 2002   MIGA website; News and Events 
An Open Letter to Mr. Riley, CEO, Bechtel Enterprises - From Jim Schultz, The Democracy Center  1 February 2002   Defend the Global Commons, Vol. 1, N. 1, February 2002, p. 14 
Trying holidays for Maseru corruption accused  20 January 2002   IVO Group 
IFBWW delegation met World Bank official on Procurement  29 October 2001    
World Bank Sanctions Three Companies, One Individual For Corrupt Practices  6 July 2001   World Bank Web Site 
World Bank to Black-List Corrupt Companies  28 June 2001   Business Day/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX 
R `0.4m Bribery Trail led to Sole Court Told  17 June 2001   Business Report 
World Bank privatization project in Skopje, Macedonia  1 June 2001   World Bank website (accessed: 25/02/2003) 
African successes for Vivendi Water  1 April 2001   Water 21 
Melamchi Water Supply Project  9 March 2001   ADB Project Profiles 
AG Concession  1 March 2001   IFC Summary of Project Information (SPI) 
Environmental Review Summary  23 January 2001   IFC Environmental Docs. 
EIB loan for water management in Argentina  17 January 2001   Press release: EXT 2001/002 
IMF Forces Water Privatization on Poor Countries  1 January 2001   Globalization Challenge Initiative 
Case No. ARB/97/3  21 November 2000   ICSID Cases - Online Decisions and Awards 
Zambian government orders ZESCO to halt power cuts  7 August 2000   Mendi News item 8075 
Affermazione di ACEA ed IMPREGILO in Sud America -Ad Acea ed Impregilo verrà assegnata una concessione idrica in Lima, Perù.  12 January 2000   Impregilo Press Releases 
Lake Victoria Region Fact Sheet: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda  1 November 1999   United States Energy Information Administration 
World Bank Announces Debarment of Firm as Part of Anti-Corruption Drive World Bank Announces Debarment of Firm as Part of Anti-Corruption Drive  16 September 1999   World Bank 
EIB loan for water in Manila - Philippines  27 January 1999   Press Release 
The Impact of IPPs in Developing countries  1 December 1998   www.worldbank.org 
EIB finance for the Lesotho Highlands Water Project  4 June 1998   Press Release 
IDB ALSO APPROVES $24.3 MILLION FOR SANITATION IN CARTAGENA  25 February 1998   IADB Press Releases 
Bidding for Private Concessions - The Use of World Bank Guarantees  1 January 1998   RMC Discussion Paper Series No. 120 
World Bank Helps Develop Municipal Credit Market in Poland  10 July 1997   World Bank 
NEW GUARANTEE SYSTEM FOR EIB LENDING TO THIRD COUNTRIES  15 July 1996   Together in Europe - European Union Newsletter for Central Europe 
World Bank privatization project in Antalya, Turkey  26 April 1995   World Bank website (accessed: 25/02/2003) 
Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) Initiative    UNICORN 
Meet the Infrastructure Team    MIGA News, Volume 9, No.2, Third quarter 2001 
Enron Subsidiary Azurix In Corruption Scandal in Ghana    UNICORN 
Bechtel in Bolivia    UNICORN 
Independent Panel Review of the World Bank Group Department of Institutional Integrity     
Call for global action against international financial institutions     
Anti-Bujagali Power Dam Crusaders Warn of More Trouble     
IFI Transparency Resource    Bank Information Centre 
World Bank: Volcker Review of Institutional Integrity Unit    UNICORN 
World Bank Goes Public on Corruption    UNICORN 
Governance Matters VI: Governance Indicators for 1996-2006    World Bank 

 

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