According to Transparency International's Global Corruption Report 2009, in developing and transition countries alone, companies make payments of up to forty billion US dollars to politicians and government officials. In a survey by Control Risks and Simmons & Simmons carried out in 2007, half of the managers of multinational corporations interviewed stated that the payment of bribes added at least ten percent to their businesses' costs. The World Bank estimates that worldwide annual losses due to corruption amount to between one and four thousand billion US dollars or twelve percent of the world's gross economic output. more - Corruption impedes development

Since the mid-1990s corruption has been recognised as a global problem and an obstacle to development. Since it has causes and effects which transcend national borders, international cooperation is called for if corruption is to be tackled effectively. more - International initiatives for tackling corruption

German development policy addresses the tackling of corruption at various levels. At international level Germany supports the creation of and adherence to international anti-corruption standards through active involvement in the United Nations, the World Bank, the Group of Eight (G8) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Germany attaches great importance to working for greater transparency in sectors that are susceptible to corruption. more - The German contribution to tackling corruption

Here you will find a selection of links to documents and websites with further information on anti-corruption. more - Further information