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Israel has officially joined the OECD Working Group on Bribery, an important step in its accession to OECD membership. Israeli officials took part in the Working Group’s meetings in Paris on 9 December, International Anti-Corruption Day. Israel becomes the 38th signatory and first Middle-Eastern country to join the OECD’s Anti-Bribery Convention.

Israel is one of five countries, with Chile, Estonia, Russia and Slovenia, that were formally invited to open membership talks, as part of the Organisation’s drive to broaden and deepen its involvement with emerging new players in the global economy. Chile, Estonia and Slovenia are already signatories to the Convention.