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Slovenia needs to boost awareness to fight foreign bribery, says OECD

03-Jul-2007

Slovenia should strengthen its efforts to raise public and private sector awareness about the fight against foreign bribery, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery. The low level of awareness about this issue could be a signal that the priority and commitment given to fighting corruption are declining in Slovenia. Also the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption, which has played a central role in the field of corruption prevention, is facing abolition.

Slovenia needs to boost awareness to fight foreign bribery, says OECD

03-Jul-2007

Slovenia should strengthen its efforts to raise public and private sector awareness about the fight against foreign bribery, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery. The low level of awareness about this issue could be a signal that the priority and commitment given to fighting corruption are declining in Slovenia.

OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and Switzerland: Report on Progress of the implementation of the Phase 2 Recommendations since February 2005

03-Jul-2007

Follow-up Report on the Implementation by Switzerland 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.

OECD Working Group on Bribery - Annual Report 2006

27-Jun-2007

The aim of this first annual report is to give you a brief overview of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and how it works. It will inform you on how the Working Group on Bribery contributes to the global fight against corruption and its main activities in 2006.

South Africa joins the OECD’s Anti-Bribery Convention

26-Jun-2007

On 19 June 2007, South Africa became the 37th signatory and first African country to join the OECD’s Anti-Bribery Convention. Adopted in 1997 and ratified so far by 36 countries, this Convention outlaws the bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions.

Competition: The rules of the game

22-Jun-2007

In presenting the Competition Assessment Toolkit, Angel Gurría noted Mexico's substantial progress in developing competition in its economy over the past 15 years, and that there are strategic sectors still insulated from a competitive environment and in which undue restrictions prevail.

FDI into OECD countries rose 22% in 2006

21-Jun-2007

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into OECD countries in 2006 reached its highest level since 2000 and the near-term outlook for FDI remains strong, buoyed by high corporate profits, low interest rates and robust macroeconomic growth.

Competition in Bidding Markets

13-Jun-2007

Competition authorities become interested in auctions by a number of routes. In competition advocacy, they may advise other parts of government on how to design auctions in order to improve their efficiency—the degree of competition. They may evaluate mergers and agreements between firms that operate in auction markets. And they may be concerned with collusion and abuse of a dominant position in auctions.

South Africa to join the OECD’s Anti-Bribery Convention

12-Jun-2007

South Africa is to become the 37th signatory and first African country to join the OECD’s Anti-Bribery Convention. Adopted in 1997 and ratified so far by 36 countries, this Convention outlaws the bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions.

G8 calls on OECD to lead work on freedom of investment, investment environment and corporate responsibility

12-Jun-2007

The G8 Summit Declaration of 7 June 2007 called for continuation of the OECD Investment Committee's project on Freedom of Investment, National Security and "Strategic" Industries, additional non-member adherences to the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises, active use of the Policy Framework for Investment in developing countries, effective implementation of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and wider dissemination of the OECD Risk Awareness Tool for Multinational Enterprises in Weak Governance Zones.




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