| Hi there, Unfortunately this week we were reminded again of the terrible risks facing journalists who report on corruption. Ján Kuciak, a Slovakian investigative journalist, and his fiancée were shot dead in their home. Ján had been investigating mafia activity in Slovakia - including suspected links to the highest levels of the Slovak government. Police confirmed that his murder was most likely linked to his investigative work. One in five of the journalists killed since 2012 were covering a corruption story. Our additional analysis on the Corruption Perceptions Index launched last Wednesday shows that countries with the least protection for press and activists also tend to have the worst rates of corruption. The CPI also shows that progress against corruption is stalling around the world. Argentina hosts the G20 this year and has an opportunity to put anti-corruption firmly on the global agenda. The first G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group has just met in Buenos Aires to discuss curtailing corruption and promoting integrity in state-owned enterprises (SOEs). We've developed 10 principles that we think governments and SOEs should adopt. Why is this important? SOEs rank among the largest companies in the world, and when they work badly, citizens feel the impact. Just this week we raised red flags over a murky deal to transfer ownership of most of the Bulgarian electricity market - currently owned by a Czech SOE - to a opaque Bulgarian company. The risks of a country's power grid being in unknown hands are simply too great. More transparency is needed. | 
