[Christian Science Monitor] John K. Cooley - Starting a business or angling for a government contract can call for sometimes astronomical under-the-table outlays in cash or kind in much of the Middle East. "Corruption and lack of transparency still constitute a very important challenge for the development of the region," reports Transparency International (TI), a Berlin-based anticorruption organization, in its latest annual report.
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