Why Businesses Should Come Clean On Disclosing Their Overseas Deals

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How transparent are the world's most powerful companies?  How is transparency in big companies linked to poverty and instability in the countries they operate in?  Who are the best and worst companies on openness about their business operations?

By now you must curious as all heck.  To find out, take a look at "Transparency in Corporate Reporting," a study that ranks 124 of the world's biggest publicly traded companies based on how open they are about their business operations.

The report assesses the disclosure practices of companies with respect to their anti-corruption programmes, company holdings and the disclosure of key financial information on a country-by-country basis.

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