Background material

Fighting bribery at the OECD | General information about the OECD

Fighting bribery at the OECD

• Corruption - A Glossary of International Criminal Standards, OECD 2007 (available in English and Russian)
  This Glossary explains the key elements required to classify corruption as a criminal act, according to three major international conventions: (1) the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions; (2) the Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption; and (3) the United Nation’s Convention against Corruption.

• Countering Corruption in International Business and Development Activities
  Washington, 21 October 2007 - In this speech, Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, states that corruption is the cancer of globalisation. It undermines democracy, public policy and social capital, becoming a major hindrance to sustainable development, with a disproportionate impact on poor communities.

• More speeches
  by the OECD Secretary-General on fighting bribery and corruption.

• Beating Bribery, OECD Observer, April 2007
  The OECD Anti-Bribery Convention is ten years old in November, yet rarely has it been in the public spotlight quite as much as in recent months, thanks to headline-grabbing investigations of possible bribery of foreign officials by companies from member countries. The OECD Observer asked Mark Pieth, Chair of the Working Group on Bribery, to explain.

• The OECD fights corruption, OECD 2006
  This brochure gives an overview of the OECD’s multidisciplinary approach to fighting corruption and highlights the fundamental legal instruments, reports, guidelines and various publications on the matter.
• OECD Working Group on Bribery - Annual Report 2006
  This annual report gives a brief overview of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and how it works. It provides information about the contribution of the Working Group on Bribery to the global fight against corruption.
• Text and implementation of the Convention 
• Frequently asked questions 

General information about the OECD

• OECD Annual Report 2007 [ English / français ]
  This Annual Report highlights some of the OECD's achievements of the past year and describes how it is helping its member countries respond to new challenges ahead.