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Ernest & Young, an audit, finance, and advisory firm in different areas, admitted that dozens of employees of its audit unit cheated on the ethics part of the CPA exam and that the firm also misled U.S. regulators investigating this Read More

Yesterday AS/COA and Control Risks presented the fourth edition of the Anti-Corruption Capacity Index (CCC) which explores the capacity of 15 Latin American countries to detect, punish and prevent corruption. The CCC Index analyzes 14 key variables, such as the Read More

As part of the Summit of the Americas, the IV CEO Summit of Americas was held last week, where business leaders from across the region gathered to promote innovative and practical solutions for a better future throughout the continent. On Read More

After conducting a crisis investigation in El Salvador, Amnesty International denounced, last Thursday, that within the framework of the emergency regime declared by the government of Nayib Bukele, “massive human rights violations have been committed, including thousands of arbitrary detentions Read More

Through a new decree published in the Official Journal of the Federation (DOF), the Mexican government handed over total control of the operation of 50 customs offices in the country to the Ministries of National Defense (Sedena) and the Navy Read More

On May 23, U.S. President Joe Biden signed a memorandum officially declaring Colombia as a NATO Non-Member Strategic Ally (MNNA), a category reserved for only a few countries in the world. This means a series of economic and military privileges, Read More

The Swiss multinational, Glencore Plc – dedicated to the exploitation and commercialization of raw materials and foodstuffs, in addition to owning copper and coal mines – reported that it reached an agreement with the United States, United Kingdom and Brazil, Read More

The Summit of the Americas organized by Joe Biden’s administration is scheduled for June 6-10 in Los Angeles, California. It will be the ninth meeting of the countries of the region and the first time that the United States will Read More

Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, who investigated organized crime, money laundering, financing of terrorism, and drug trafficking networks in his country, was murdered in Colombia. On Tuesday, May 10, while he was enjoying his honeymoon on Baru Island in Cartagena de Read More

Last Monday, May 2nd, it became known that the telephones of the President of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, and his Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, were infected with the controversial Pegasus software in June 2021, as well as pro-independence politicians such Read More

Every year, the Ethisphere Institute prepared the report of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies”, which covers 45 industries in 22 countries around the world. This is the 16th edition of this ranking that recognizes the 136 companies with the best Read More

Investigative journalism plays a fundamental role in any democratic society, informing the public, bringing corruption cases to light, building a reality, and influencing public opinion. However, during the last time, we have known regrettable facts that threaten freedom of press Read More

Next October, Brazil will decide who will be its next President, and everything indicates that the runoff will be defined between the current President, Jair Bolsonaro, and the former President (2003-2011) Luiz Inácio “Lula” Da Silva, since both concentrate 75% Read More

In June 2021, Pedro Castillo was proclaimed President of Peru, after beating Keiko Fujimori, who aspired for the third time to the presidency of the country and whose claims delayed the appointment of a winner. From the beginning, his ability Read More

The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, requested the country’s Legislative Assembly to decree a state of emergency in the face of a wave of murders during the recent weekend. There were 76 homicides in 48 hours, 14 on Friday, Read More

The “Anti-Corruption Assessment in Latin America 2021-2022”, conducted by the Council of Lawyers for Civil and Economic Rights of the Vance Center for International Justice of the New York City Bar, was recently released. This is the second edition of Read More