Meanwhile his colleague from Romania, Monica Macovei, said it was neither good governance or good transparency to "spend money without scrutiny", and urged the Council to be more open about its accounts.
His state visit to Chile bolsters it as the region's model of good economics, transparency and the rule of law (see article).
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He said the ADB should also require borrowers to demonstrate "good governance, transparency, participation and accountability, " particularly when drawing on concessional financing known as the Asian Development Fund.
Overall, I think we have a good history of providing transparency and control over who can see your information.
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Chad was recently ranked the most corrupt of 21 African countries in a survey on good governance criteria by Transparency International.
And again, what we want is, with transparency, good actors are going to get rewarded, people are going to vote with their feet.
It also includes an open forum with its customers for discussing solutions relevant to its products, and together with complete transparency concerning good and bad footprints.
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"We have carried out extensive research into the current account market and the findings tell us that customers want simplicity, transparency and good value for money, " said Nick Kennett, director of financial services at the Post Office.
He had previously pointed out that Britain would continue to "ensure transparency and good government" by overseeing domestic financial matters, and said that he looked forward to working with the new government on measures to create "a more open, accountable and better-managed society".
There was a brimming, an overflow of good nature, and a transparency: something occluding had been removed, baring neglected possibilities.
One theory is that Mr Duisenberg thinks that transparency is a good thing, and that he thinks it is better to be honest even if the message you thus put out is temporarily unhelpful.
This transparency is a good first step.
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Releasing NSSE, CLA, and post-graduate success data would be a good first step toward more transparency and would allow the producers of academic quality rankings to better serve both the consumers of and investors in colleges and universities.
However, for the vast majority of art buyers and prospective art buyers, surely more price transparency would be a good thing.
Some are praising the latest actions from Berkshire Hathaway and Buffet as an example of the good, old-fashioned Buffett transparency, integrity, and honesty they know and love.
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Transparency is always a good thing.
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Although there are no claims contained herein that a fool-proof system of vetting questionable emerging market entities can be configured at the state, or even federal, levels, a good-faith effort to strengthen transparency and dialogue in this area could avoid some of the most troubling abuses of the US capital markets as well as help safeguard the public portfolios of California and other states.
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And, WTO membership will only make all this good stuff better with increased accountability and transparency.
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The good news is that this Capital Markets Transparency Initiative, as we call it, is becoming a major bipartisan issue.
He said greater transparency "could only be a good thing", with contracts currently meaning some farmers receive up to 5p per litre less for their milk than others, even when dealing with the same buyer.
The agenda covered the old chestnuts of the debate about the international financial architecture: how to involve the private sector in financial crises, the importance of international standards and codes of good practice, and the need for greater transparency.
In the process, they violated industry standards and government regulations with respect to transparency, disclosure, due diligence, good governance and accountability.
It would be a good thing if there were legislation to make such transparency required and to penalize online companies that don't honor "Do Not Track" buttons on Web browsers, but I doubt we will get it from this Congress.
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In good hands they imbue business operations with a sense of control and transparency, shedding light on weakness like a company-wide MRI.
If an economist is falling behind in an argument, a good way for him to regain the initiative is to play the transparency card.
Transparency International is one of those organisations attempting to do good.
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