For democracy to function, the first prerequisite is transparency. By uncovering and publicizing facts often obscured behind public policy pronouncements, CIP enables citizens to know what government is doing in their name and with their tax dollars. Armed with this information, citizens can hold our leaders accountable.
See below for links to our work that pushes for transparency and accountability.
By Abigail Poe, Adam Isacson, Yamile Salinas, Nancy Sánchez
Feb-01-2012 | Report
During 2011, researchers from CIP, WOLA, INDEPAZ and MINGA carried out a joint project to monitor the Colombian Government's National Territorial Consolidation Plan (PNCT). This new publication lays out our organizations' principal findings, concerns and recommendations following our research visits.... Read More »
By Dev Kar
Jan-30-2012 | Report
A report from GFI finds that Mexico lost a total of $872 billion in illicit financial flows (or illegal capital flight) over a 41-year period from 1970 to 2010. These illicit financial flows were generally the product of: corruption, bribery and kickbacks, criminal activities, and efforts to shelter wealth from a country's tax authorities... Read More »
By Dev Kar, Sarah Freitas
Dec-15-2011 | Report
Illicit Financial Flows Report Update: Updating its January 2011 report, GFI has expanded the range of years analyzed and updated existing figures based on the newest available data... Read More »
By Dietlind Lerner, E.J. Fagan
Jan-20-2012 | Article
Mitt Romney’s direction of Bain Capital’s tax avoidance activities now threaten to become a major campaign issue. But how questionable are his actions? We need to ask: “What would I do if I could legally avoid paying income tax?”... Read More »
By Raymond Baker
Jan-11-2012 | Article
We learned some devastating news last month. A new study from Global Financial Integrity revealed that despite the onset of the global financial crisis in late 2008, the developing world still suffered nearly $1 trillion in illicit financial outflows in 2009... Read More »
By Raymond Baker
Jan-07-2012 | Article
It is encouraging to see the zealous enthusiasm that has surfaced in India over the past few years on eliminating black money or illicit financial flows. While many other countries are taking modest steps to curtail illicit flows, India has gone ahead to make the issue one of pressing national importance. ... Read More »
Jan-30-12 | Global Financial Integrity 1319 18th Street N.W. Second Floor Ballroom Washington, D.C. 20036
Join the Center for International Policy's Global Financial Integrity Program for the launch of the forthcoming economic report, Mexico: Illicit Financial Flows, Macroeconomic Imbalances and the Underground Economy... Read More »
Dec-01-11 | Zinger Room of the National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, Washington, DC
Join CIP and the Latin America Working Group for a conference on the lack of evidence to keep Cuba on the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism and its effect on U.S. goals and interests... Read More »
Oct-25-11 | Washington Office on Latin America Conference Room 1666 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20009
Please join us in hearing from four individuals who know about Colombia's illegal surveillance and intimidation of human rights defenders, journalists, Supreme Court justices and others... Read More »
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