Blog — Frank Vogl

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.

The Hard Facts of Global Corruption Action

December 23, 2014 by Frank Vogl in Corruption, Global Economy

It takes two to tango to rob national treasuries and undermine global commerce: the government officials and politicians who take the bribes and, of course, the corporations who pay the bribes.

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.

To Boost Exports Many Governments Ignore Corporate Bribe-Paying

November 03, 2014 by Frank Vogl in Corruption

Important trading powers, such as Japan, the Netherlands, South Korea and Brazil, are failing to enforce national laws that call for criminal prosecution of companies from their countries that bribe foreign government officials and politicians.