The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s estimate is its most comprehensive to date for Africa.
Corruption
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A United States asphalt company has agreed to pay $16.6m in fines for paying bribes to officials.
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Report by investigative journalism group says banks, including HSBC, benefited from ‘powerful and...
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Impeachment proceedings against Martin Vizcarra set for Friday after top court rejected president’s...
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Scandal-hit Malaysian fund is at the heart of the US Department of Justice’s biggest-ever asset recovery effort.
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Court handed Diack four-year prison sentence, two years of which are suspended, and fined him almost $600,000.
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Leftist AMLO has requested that the Senate vote on possible trials for his five centrist, right-wing predecessors.
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US bank had agreed to pay Malaysia $3.9bn to settle probe into its alleged role in scandal involving state fund 1MDB.
Prime Minister Imran Khan reviews his first two years in office.
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Lopez Obrador emphasised his major achievements: the fight against corruption and his government’s austerity.
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A hearing on the merits of Trump’s latest appeal will be held before the November election.
A leak of confidential files reveals how Cyprus became a haven for the world’s elite and poses a threat to EU security.
Al Jazeera has obtained over 1,400 Cypriot passport applications, revealing they were sold to criminals and fugitives.
Cyprus has made billions of dollars from passport sales. Who are the people that buy them, and why do they do it?