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The OECD Working Group on Bribery regrets that Austria has not had a conviction of bribing foreign public officials despite a number of allegations, 13 years after ratifying the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. However, enforcement appears to be picking up, with one case being tried, two more cases soon to be tried, and four ongoing investigations.

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Making Sure That Bribes Don’t Pay

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OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions

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