corruption in the world

World Bank: Georgia leads in fighting corruption

World Bank: Georgia leads in fighting corruption

Georgia has reached a historic high in terms of effectiveness of corruption control and governance, according to the World Bank report 'Worldwide Governance Indicators'. Georgia scored 77.40% on Control of Corruption 100% scale, …

US demands Gulnara Karimova to return $550 million

US demands Gulnara Karimova to return $550 million

The daughter of Uzbekistan’s president Gulnara Karimova and several of her closest associates ignored a US government demand to turn over more than $550 million held in Swiss bank accounts linked to an international …

Israeli Supreme Court lightens sentence for Olmert

Israeli Supreme Court lightens sentence for Olmert

The Israeli Supreme Court has reduced the prison term for former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert to 1.5 years from six years after overturning part of his conviction on bribery charges. The former prime …