Bribery in International Business

Regional Conference on Detection, Investigation and Prosecution of Bribery and Meeting on Liability of Legal Persons, Mutual Legal Assistance and Extradition

from 27-Sep-2006 to 28-Sep-2006

Chile will host the next regional anti-corruption event in Santiago de Chile, on 27-28 September 2006, consisting of (1) a conference on “Detection, investigation and prosecution of bribery” with a wide range of participants from Chile and other Latin and Central American countries; and (2) a meeting of Latin and Central American investigators and prosecutors of transnational corruption addressing issues related to “Liability of legal persons”, “Mutual Legal Assistance” and “Extradition”.

ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific held high level training seminar on strengthening mutual legal assistance and extradition

from 28-Mar-2006 to 30-Mar-2006

Over 80 investigators, prosecutors and experts from the Initiative’s 25 member countries and OECD countries gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 28-30 March to strengthen capacity for international legal cooperation, with special emphasis on practical aspects. The seminar, held in partnership with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and supported by the American Bar Association/Asia Law Initiative, was hosted by the Anti-Corruption Agency of Malaysia. Visit the website of the ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative.

Specialised Training for Prosecutors on Anti-Corruption, Buenos Aires, Argentina

from 05-Dec-2005 to 06-Dec-2005

This two-day anti-corruption training seminar for prosecutors was aimed at building capacity of specialised prosecutors handling corruption cases on a regular basis. The seminar, hosted by the Government of Argentina, was organised in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime as well as the Inter-American Development Bank. It was held immediately prior to the High-Level Anti-Corruption Seminar for Latin American and Spanish-speaking Caribbean Countries to promote the ratification and implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption.

Press Release from the 5th Regional ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Conference for Asia-Pacific, Beijing, People's Republic of China

from 28-Sep-2005 to 30-Sep-2005

Asia and Pacific governments and businesses need to tackle corruption more aggressively to reduce growing social inequality and sustain economic growth.
That was the message of the 5th Regional Asian Development Bank (ADB)/Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Anti-Corruption Conference for Asia and the Pacific, hosted by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) this week. Read the Agenda.

Workshop on the Investment and Business Climate in the Russian Federation: A Regional Perspective

from 09-Nov-2005 to 10-Nov-2005

This workshop, which took place in St. Petersburg on 9-10 November 2005, addressed the role and responsibilities of the Russian regions in shaping the investment and business environment and considered business integrity and private-public interaction in the fight against corruption.

International experts addressed risk of corruption in tsunami relief efforts - Expert meeting, Jakarta, Indonesia

from 07-Apr-2005 to 08-Apr-2005

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and Transparency International (TI) joined senior officials and non-governmental organisations from Tsunami-affected countries in an expert meeting on 7-8 April in Jakarta to address the risk of corruption in the delivery of humanitarian assistance and reconstruction aid in relation to the relief efforts. For further information, visit the ADB OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific website http://www1.oecd.org/daf/asiacom/tsunami.htm

Report on the OECD Global Forum on Governance: Fighting Corruption and Promoting Integrity in Public Procurement

from 29-Nov-2004 to 30-Nov-2004

Public procurement is an area of public spending that is susceptible to corruption. This two-day Forum addressed challenges and solutions to aspects of public procurement that relate to OECD anti-bribery instruments and the integrity and good governance initiatives. See also the Agenda.

High-level roundtable

9 December 2009 Paris, France

Foreign Bribery: who pays the price?

Annual report

Overview of the Convention and how it works

OECD Working Group on Bribery

Essential reading

The OECD fights corruption

Anti-corruption tools and expertise from the OECD

Key documents

Video

Ten years after the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention entered into force, OECD legal expert Nicola Bonucci talks about its impact and the challenges ahead in the fight against corruption.

Interview with Nicola Bonucci

Talking about corruption

Progress made and challenges ahead in the fight against corruption

Interview with the head of the anti-corruption division

How does OECD fight corruption?

Corruption wastes millions of dollars and works against the aims of developed and developing countries.

Watch this video explaining the importance of the Anti-Bribery Convention