By Toby McIntosh The International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), a huge database on international aid, has missed its goals, is facing insolvency and needs a…
By Toby McIntosh An unjustified assertion of blanket secrecy for the minutes of a meeting is inconsistent with the transparency policy at the European Investment…
By Toby McIntosh Almost one in six cases brought against governments before the world’s largest investor-dispute body are financed by third parties, according to new…
By Toby McIntosh The revelation that Senegal’s external debt was seriously and intentionally understated raises questions about how to assure accurate and transparent information about…
By Toby McIntosh The transparency of international development aid may be negatively affected by a recent decision to defund the Aid Transparency Index. The board…
By Toby McIntosh United Nations Environment Programme Executive Director Inger Andersen has issued a decision that could significantly curtail access to information about the agency.…
By Toby McIntosh The European Investment Bank has disclosed more information about an unusual 2019 licensing agreement with ILX, a Dutch investment company — the…
By Toby McIntosh Social media companies may have slowed down in the fight against illegal wildlife trafficking online, according to a numerical hint dropped by…
“JUPITER” assessments being conducted by the World Bank promise to shed light on the transparency of national judicial systems in several African nations. So far…
HELP WANTED: Data expert wanted to help hapless journalist make sense of a World Bank “heat map” on sovereign debt. VALUE: Many countries are not…