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According to Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index 2023, Estonia is one of the least corrupt countries in the world, improving its ranking from 14th last year to 12th in 2023.

How emerging-markets equities turned gold into lead.

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The Government is also supporting businesses and households in the green transition. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The exit of British supermajor Shell last week from Iraq’s potentially game-changing US$11-billion Nebras Petrochemical Project is another lost opportunity for Baghdad

There is no practical impediment to Iraq becoming a world-leading exporter of petrochemicals, given its huge oil and gas resources. It holds an estimated 145 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves - around 9 percent of world’s total – although ...

Iran, a nation with a rich history, diverse culture, and a tremendous amount of deposited world raw material has faced numerous serious challenges in

Accusations launched from prison by a Malian drug lord have led to the arrest of senior officials linked to soccer, politics and construction

Organized crime groups (OCGs) in Mexico are some of the most violent and sophisticated active criminal cells. The conflict with the Mexican state, commonly understood to have begun in 2006, has resulted in approximately 400,000 casualties. The focus of this research is the discourse produced by Mexico’s OCGs. The tropes within the discourse projected by these groups present an ominous threat to the legitimacy of the Mexican state. OCGs operate, largely, in the rural areas of Mexico, those with...

When the Financial Action Task Force greylisted South Africa in February last year, it was a huge blow to the country’s confidence.