Corruption watchdog warns graft on the rise globally
Established Western democracies are experiencing rising perceived public-sector corruption, with historic clean-governance scores eroding and anti-corruption leadership weakening.
Anticorruption efforts declining in democracies around the world: Watchdog
Global corruption perceptions fell to a decade low (CPI 42); the US score slipped amid institutional pressure, weakened enforcement of anticorruption laws, and overseas aid cuts.
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Allegations of siphoned flood-mitigation funds in the Philippines sparked audits, frozen assets, mass protests, transparency measures, and demands for independent investigations and resignations.