Transparency International - Daily Corruption News - 30 Nov 2016

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30 November 2016

Today's top story
South Korea: Park Geun-hye, embattled South Korean president, says she’s willing to resign
The New York Times
President Park Geun-hye of South Korea said Tuesday that she was willing to resign before her term ends, in an effort to head off a pending impeachment vote over a devastating corruption scandal.
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Global: IAAF plans transparency amid new corruption claims
Reuters
Africa: Adapting to climate change in Africa will hinge on improved transparency
Quartz
Austria: Pharma-Honorare: So verdienen Ärzte mit intransparenten Geldspritzen  [Pharmaceutical fees: How doctors earn money with intransparent money injection]
Der Standard (TI mention)
Kazakhstan: More Kazakh citizens see progress in fight against corruption, according to Global Corruption Barometer
The Astana Times
Panama: Invitan a Mossack Fonseca a hablar de corrupción en el sistema financiero [Invite Mossack Fonseca to talk about corruption in the financial system]
TVN
Rwanda: Rwanda: Call for action to end graft in public infrastructure projects
All Africa (TI mention)
Ukraine: E-declaration system marks breakthrough in Ukraine's anti-corruption efforts
Xinhua

Blogs and opinion
India: For demonetisation to work, Modi must root out political and bureaucratic corruption
The Wire
South Korea: Making sense of the corruption scandal bringing down South Korea's president
Vice
Uzbekistan: Uzbekistan’s last hope: The Trump administration
Washington Post (TI mention)

News from Transparency International
Press release: Panama: Release Dutch journalist and abolish criminal defamation charges
On the blog: Cleaning up Georgia's elections

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