The Russian Laundromat

Posted on September 30, 2019

Context More than a fifth of Russia’s population lives in poverty while thirty-six per cent are at risk of poverty (Holmes, 2019). Nonetheless, the corruption that plagues Russia does not contribute to the reduction of poverty because a big portion of public funds that could benefit their citizens has been syphoned off abroad. On top […]

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Political corruption in Malaysia: 1MDB

Posted on September 24, 2019

Context Najib Razak — son of Malaysian ex-prime minister, Abdul Razak — was educated in the United Kingdom and dedicated to politics since he was young, however, it was not until 2009 when head of the ruling National Front. In the beginning he gained popular support, but it was eroded when he enacted hugely unpopular […]

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Corruption in Venezuela’s exchange rate

Posted on September 23, 2019

Context In Venezuela, an oil producing country with a colossal inflation, there are two exchange rates for the national currency — the bolívar — and the US dollar; the official and the unofficial. The official rate of the bolivar to the US dollar is fixed by Venezuela’s central bank. However, not everyone has access to […]

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Political Corruption in Ukraine

Posted on September 17, 2019

Context Ucrania’s ex-president, Viktor Yanukovych, came to power as prime minister in the elections of 2004 after protests sparked all over the country, which were known as the Orange Revolution. The elections were declared fraudulent at the time and his reputation was badly damaged. Later Yanukovych was elected for a second term as prime minister […]

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Corruption and espionage in Panama

Posted on September 17, 2019

  Context Ricardo Martinelli, a former millionaire and conservative, was the president of Panama from 2009 to 2014. Martinelli, the former owner of the major chain of supermarkets in Panama, surprised the country when he announced his intentions of running for elections (Peregil, 2009). Fact: Who gave what to whom and why? Martinelli was accused […]

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