Frank Vogl

Anti-Corruption • Ethics & Integrity

Frank has been engaged with global economics, banking, governance and anti-corruption for more than 40 years, as a journalist, as a World Bank senior official, as an anti-corruption civil society leader, and as a top level advisor to financial institutions.  Frank is President of Vogl Communications, Inc., which has provided advice to leaders of international finance for more than two decades.

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Why the SDGs are so important in the fight against corruption

October 14, 2015 by Frank Vogl in Corruption

On 25 September 2015, the world’s leaders assembled at the UN in New York and made a historic statement in approving the 17 “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” as the drivers of policies, programs and projects for national governments and multilateral institutions. The SDGs are to come into effect on January 1, 2016 and run to 2030.

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October 14, 2015 /Frank Vogl
NGOs, SDGs, United Nations, World Bank, Corruption, Crime
Corruption
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Tunisian Murder - Causes: Radicalization, Unemployment and Corruption

July 18, 2015 by Frank Vogl in Africa, Corruption, News

Very high youth unemployment in Tunisia, due in part to substantial corruption, as well as increasing activities by radical Islamic groups all contributed, I believe, to influence the mad gunman, 24-year-old Seifeddine Rezgui, to kill 38 people, mainly tourists.

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July 18, 2015 /Frank Vogl
Tunisia, World Bank, Corruption, Terrorism
Africa, Corruption, News
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Corruption Data Must be Wake Up Call to World Bank and UN

December 23, 2014 by Frank Vogl in Corruption, Global Economy, Public Sector Governance

A new global survey of corruption published by Transparency International (TI) shows an all-too-familiar picture of deep and far-reaching abuse of government positions by politicians and officials for their personal gain. More than two-thirds of the 175 countries covered by the survey show very high levels of corruption.

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December 23, 2014 /Frank Vogl /Source
OECD, United Nations, World Bank, CPI, Transparency International
Corruption, Global Economy, Public Sector Governance
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World Bank's Record of Sanctioning Corrupt Firms Impresses

August 12, 2014 by Frank Vogl in Corruption

World Bank president Jim Yong Kim says,"Each dollar lost to corruption is a dollar stolen from a pregnant woman who needs health care; or from a girl or boy who deserves an education; or from communities that need roads and clean water."

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August 12, 2014 /Frank Vogl
World Bank, Global, Business, Corruption, Sanctions, Foreign Aid
Corruption
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