In a meeting today of civil society representatives with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Transparency International Chair Huguette Labelle urged the Group of Eight industrialised nations to adopt a stronger stance against corruption at its June summit in Heiligendamm, Germany.
“The German Presidency of the G8 has already shown that it understands the importance of good governance and anti-corruption,” Labelle continued. “But it cannot stop there. As president of the G8, Germany has a special responsibility to lead the G8 in ensuring that anti-corruption measures are central to the commitments of Heiligendamm and strongly reflected in the final communiqué.”
Corruption is a primary challenge to a strong and stable global economy. Reducing it is essential to increasing the material well-being and human development of the world’s most disadvantaged communities, as well as in fostering democracy, protecting biodiversity, and strengthening the global investment climate.
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