Recipient governments use these as a bargaining chip to defer measures that strengthen transparency and rule of law, especially those that could challenge elite power.
For a document about "strengthening transparency," it is exquisitely opaque, favoring phrases such as "parametric concentration-response models" and "spatial heterogeneity".
Woori Finance said the partnership would enable Woori to "clean up its bad assets and strengthen transparency" in hopes of making the firm more attractive to foreign investors when it was listed on a foreign stock exchange.
President Obama, who built his campaign around a pledge to change the way Washington works and to strengthen transparency and ethics, has followed a practice of generally not commenting on the scandals or allegations involving the Democratic politicians.
We need to ensure that any new negotiating topics and rules enhance free markets, strengthen transparency in the WTO and facilitate trade, while respecting the prerogatives of sovereign states.
Substantial progress has been made in strengthening prudential oversight, improving risk management, strengthening transparency, promoting market integrity, establishing supervisory colleges, and reinforcing international cooperation.
There was plenty of high-minded but vague talk about strengthening transparency and accountability, enhancing sound regulations, promoting integrity in financial markets, reinforcing international cooperation and, eventually, reforming international financial institutions.
DISCLOSE would strengthen transparency laws that have been part of our campaign finance system since the Watergate scandal.
The bill, introduced by Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy, would also strengthen transparency and oversight of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance FISAA) Court and ban the NSA from undermining common encryption standards, among other provisions.
"We have reached an agreement with the Senate on a strong package of reforms to the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 that will focus on protecting victims, strengthening transparency, holding Members accountable for their personal conduct, and improving the adjudication process," reads a statement by Reps.
