Regional anti-bribery initiatives

OECD anti-corruption regional actions focus on countries not party to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention by promoting international anti-corruption instruments in order to strengthen regional capacity to fight corruption.

Israel joins OECD Working Group on Bribery

Israel has officially joined the OECD Working Group on Bribery, an important step in its accession to OECD membership. Israel becomes the 38th signatory and first Middle-Eastern country to join the OECD’s Anti-Bribery Convention.

OECD Group demands rapid UK action to enact adequate anti-bribery laws

The OECD’s Working Group on Bribery sharply criticised the United Kingdom’s failure to bring its anti-bribery laws into line with its international obligations under the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and urged the rapid introduction of new legislation.

OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and Spain: Report on Progress of the implementation of the Phase 2 Recommendations since March 2006

Follow-up Report on the Implementation by Spain of the Phase 2 Recommendations on the Application of the OECD Convention and the 1997 Revised Recommendation on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.

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• Spain - Phase 1: Report on Implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
• Spain - Phase 2: Report on Implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

Joint Statement by the South African Minister of Finance, Trevor A. Manuel, and the OECD Secretary-General, Angel Gurría, regarding Enhanced Engagement between South Africa and the OECD

The world is rapidly transforming and a number of dynamic emerging economies,including South Africa, have become major players and trading partners with the members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD). In this context, the OECD Members have recognised the need for theOrganisation to become more open and relevant in order to realise its strategicgoal of becoming an important hub for dialogue on globally

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• Official visit of the Secretary-General to South Africa (Pretoria - Johannesburg, 15 July 2008)

Argentina - Phase 2: Report on Implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

Argentina should promptly establish effective liability and sanctions for companies for the offence of foreign bribery and significantly improve its capacity to investigate and prosecute the offence, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.

Luxembourg - Phase 2bis: Report on Implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

Working Group on Bribery Phase 2bis report on Luxembourg

Corruption: Glossary of International Criminal Standards

This Glossary explains the key elements required to classify corruption as a criminal act, according to three major international conventions: OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions; Council of Europe Criminal Law Convention on Corruption; UN Convention against Corruption.

OECD questions Turkey's implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

The OECD Working Group on Bribery has serious concerns about Turkey's implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention.

Brazil - Phase 2: Report on Implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

Brazil should rapidly amend its legislation to make companies directly liable for the payment of bribes to foreign public officials, and to ensure that effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions are applicable, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.

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• Brazil - Phase 1: Report on Implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
• OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions