Landmark anti-corruption provisions included in annual U.S. defence bill
A statement from the U.S. office of Transparency InternationalA final congressional agreement on funding for the U.S. Department of Defense was made public on Thursday 3 December. The agreement includes important provisions to update U.S. anti-money laundering laws. Negotiators concluded that the anti-money laundering provisions are appropriate to include in the defense spending bill because existing gaps, as extensively documented by Transparency International’s global network of experts and advocates, allow corrupt foreign officials to exploit our financial system, threaten regional