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Russian Minister Ulyukayev appears in court over $2-million bribe - live updates

RAPSI hosted a live text broadcast from Moscow's Basmanny District Court where Russian Economy Minister Alexey Ulyukayev was brought on suspicion of taking a bribe linked to Bashneft deal.

15:59 15.11.2016

Head of Transparency International Huguette Labelle: No calls from Russia

Members of the G20 working group on the fight against corruption spent the 25th and 26th of February speaking in Moscow about measures aimed at combatting bribery, extortion, money laundering, and more. One such participant was Chair of the Board of Directors of Transparency International Huguette Labelle. In between G20 engagements, Labelle made time to speak with RAPSI about her visions of the future and Russia’s place within it.

16:08 28.02.2013

Russia ranks low in new Transparency International corruption index

Global anti-corruption advocacy group Transparency International released on Wednesday its raking of the world’s countries and territories based on perceived corruption within the public sector. The ranking is established according to a scale of zero to 100, 100 being perfection in anti-corruption terms, and zero being essentially disastrous corruption-wise. Two-thirds of the 176 countries assessed fell under the 50 mark, Russia included.

16:31 05.12.2012

"Corruption has become the most profitable business in Russia"

The struggle against corruption in Russia started 20 years ago, when President Boris Yeltsin signed a decree on corruption on April 4, 1992. Kirill Kabanov, head of the National Anti-Corruption Committee, shared his views on how corruption in the country has changed since those days with the Russian Legal Information Agency.

16:38 05.04.2012

Medvedev discusses anticorruption efforts

While discussing the anticorruption activities implemented in recent years, President Dmitry Medvedev said the government's efforts have borne fruit. Russia has managed to develop a legal framework for combating corruption.

17:00 29.03.2012

Control over MPs’ earnings ineffective

As of this year, members of parliament from both houses and regional legislators must submit income information to parliamentary commissions. Reports must contain information about officials' income and assets – as well as those of their family. However, it is clear that such measures of control will be useless if for no other reason than because the controllers and the controlled are the same people.

09:02 15.02.2012

Fighting corruption in Russia: No cause for celebration

On December 9, the world marked International Anti-Corruption Day. For Russia, this is something of a professional holiday, as it has found itself in an unenviable position in numerous anti-corruption ratings in the past few years.

17:07 13.12.2011

Bribe Payers Index-2011: Who is responsible for Russia’s appeal?

On November 2, Transparency International (TI) published this year’s edition of its annual report, Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), commonly referred to as the Bribe Payers Index.

10:00 15.11.2011

TI Russia to monitor state corporations’ compliance with corruption policies

In 2011, Transparency International Russia will verify the effectiveness of anti-corruption measures carried out by all Russian state-run corporations.

10:12 24.10.2011

Explanation and punishment

Proposed legislation in the State Duma would hold officials criminally liable if their standard of living does not conform to the income they officially declare.

14:17 27.09.2011

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