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CategoriesNewsGlobal Accounting Ethics Board Issues its first Comprehensive Global Tax Planning Standards
In a significant move aimed at restoring public trust and enhancing ethical practices in tax planning, the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) has released a comprehensive suite of global standards. These standards, announced on April 15, 2024, are designed to address the ethical complexities of tax planning and related services, moving beyond a […]
CategoriesViewsBuilding a Better World Together: Reducing the Global Impact of Corruption Through Corporate Data Analytics Collaboration
Excerpt from the InDi THE IMPACT OF CORRUPTION Corruption-related misconduct causes massive economic and humanitarian loss, impacting transportation, telecommunication, healthcare, sanitation, energy, schools, and more – all vital to growth, social welfare and a healthy thriving society – and disproportionately impacts poorer and marginalized citizens. According to some estimates, we suffer between $3.6 and $4.5 […]
Upcoming Evening Symposium
On Thursday, 12 September 2024, at 18:00, Transparency International Belgium will host an exclusive symposium at the Institute of Registered Auditors in Brussels. The event will delve into the theme “Transparency and accountability in business, politics, and civil society: Where are we, where are we going, what can we do?” A reception and walking dinner […]
CategoriesViews WhistleblowingRethinking the Role of Short-Sellers in SEC Whistleblower Awards
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Whistleblower Program (WBP) has been a significant innovation in helping to detect corporate fraud since its inception in 2011. To date, the SEC has rewarded whistleblowers of corporate fraud with over USD 2 billion. However, recent research highlights a growing concern about the increasing involvement of activist short […]
CategoriesViews WhistleblowingWhistleblowing: Top German Prosecutor Quits, Citing Lack of Support in Billion-Euro Cum-Ex Tax Fraud Crackdown
The German prosecutor known for leading significant tax raids on major Wall Street banks involved in the billion euro Cum-Ex tax fraud scandal, Anne Brorhilker, has resigned from her position. Brorhilker, who has been at the forefront of prosecuting this complex financial fraud, accuses Germany of a lack of political support for effectively combating financial […]
CategoriesNewsChairman Dominique Dussard’s reaction to the Walloon Parliament’s spending scandal and the establishment of an accounting committee
The Walloon Parliament’s spending scandal demonstrates once again the lack of transparency in the Belgian political life and that the resulting financial abuses continue to be a problem in our country.
CategoriesNewsReaction from Director Thomas Vermaerke to the EU Parliament Qatargate Scandal
Corruption attacks the very foundation of our democratic institutions by distorting electoral processes, perverting the rule of law, undermining the credibility of public mandates and creating structures and processes aimed at the soliciting of bribes.
CategoriesNews2022 Corruption Perceptions Index reveals scant progress against corruption as world becomes more violent
Global corruption levels remain almost at a standstill for eleventh year straight. The 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released today by Transparency International shows that most of the world continues to fail to fight corruption: 95 per cent of countries have made little to no progress since 2017.
CategoriesLIS - LIBYAIn Libya, hope comes from the cities
Under the leadership of its Belgian branch and with the support of the Government of Flanders, Transparency International has been involved since 2017 in a project developing anticorruption practices within local authorities in Libya.