Anti-bribery typology reports

In its series of anti-bribery typology reports, the OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions applies its expertise and experience in implementing anti-bribery measures to analyses of the methods and patterns used in corruption cases. These typology reports can be used by researchers, governments, law enforcement authorities and international organisations to review bribery patterns and to improve the effectiveness of current anti-bribery policies and measures.

 

Identification and Quantification of the Proceeds of Bribery - A joint OECD-StAR analysisFrench

March 2012

This study focuses on the identification and quantification of the proceeds of active bribery in international business transactions. Public and private organisations alike have long recognised that bribery of public officials is harmful to good governance, economic development and competitive conditions. Confiscation and recovery of the proceeds derived from foreign bribery are key elements in the international framework to fight corruption of public officials.

Typologies on the Role of Intermediaries in International Business Transactions (PDF)

French (PDF) / Spanish (PDF)

October 2009

Intermediaries fulfil a key role in international business transactions. While many of them perform lawful tasks, many also engage in bribery of foreign public officials. This report focuses on the use of intermediaries in cases of bribery of foreign public officials.

 

Bribery in Public Procurement: Methods, Actors and Counter-Measures

May 2007

This ground-breaking report throws light on the shadowy mechanisms and patterns of bribery in public procurement, and offers insider expertise that governments and international organisations can use to improve their anti-corruption policies.

 

 

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