From: Ethical Alliance Daily News (2 June 2016)

Ethical Alliance Daily News 

World: Anti-graft group says drugmakers failing to tackle corruption
Jun 02, 2016 08:00 pm
The global pharmaceuticals industry remains open to corruption abuse, despite a raft of scandals in recent years, with both companies and governments failing to tackle the issue adequately, according to Transparency International. The anti-corruption advocacy group said on Thursday there […]
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United States: Las Vegas Sands Case Draws Scrutiny to Gambling Industry
Jun 02, 2016 07:30 pm
What began nearly six years ago as a wrongful-termination complaint against casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp. has reverberated through the gambling business, prompting multiple federal investigations and industry wide changes. The company settled the case Tuesday, agreeing to pay […]
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Brazil: Brazil corruption inquiry grows with leading banker accused
Jun 02, 2016 07:00 pm
In the latest shock development in Brazil’s offensive against corruption, federal police have formally accused the president of the country’s second biggest private bank of conspiring to defraud the state of hundreds of millions of euro in tax revenue. The […]
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India: Senator Cardin vows to grill Modi on corruption, conversion laws and women’s rights during the PM’s upcoming US visit
Jun 02, 2016 06:30 pm
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington DC next week, visiting US senator Ben Cardin has come down hard on India’s track record on corruption, human rights and religious freedom. Speaking in Delhi on the Role of Good […]
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France: French tax authorities seek €356m from Booking.com
Jun 02, 2016 06:00 pm
French tax authorities are seeking €356m (£276m) in unpaid taxes from Booking.com, a unit of Priceline Group, according to a filing by the parent company to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Priceline Group said the tax authorities had recently […]
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Indonesia: Ex-Agung Podomoro chief held by Indonesia anti-corruption agency – company spokeswoman
Jun 02, 2016 05:30 pm
The former top executive of Indonesian property developer PT Agung Podomoro Land Tbk is in the custody of the Indonesia’s anti-corruption agency pending an investigation by the latter in an alleged bribery case, a company spokeswoman told Reuters on Friday. […]
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