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Poland should strengthen corporate liability laws that apply to foreign bribery

01-Feb-2007

Poland should strengthen its corporate liability laws and close a significant loophole that makes it difficult to prosecute companies that bribe foreign public officials, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.

OECD Secretary-General stresses governments’ role in anti-corruption drive

18-Jan-2007

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría stressed the important role of governments in preserving the credibility and integrity of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, at the session of the OECD Working Group on Bribery held in Paris on 16-18 January 2007.

Opening Remarks by the Secretary-General at the Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions

17-Jan-2007

Opening Remarks by the Secretary-General at the meeting of the Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions.

The OECD urges Ukraine to strengthen its fight against corruption

15-Dec-2006

Ukraine needs to urgently tackle corruption in political and judicial circles as part of a broad campaign to strengthen its fight against corruption, according to a new report by the OECD Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

The OECD urges the Czech Republic to introduce liability of legal persons for foreign bribery in order to meet the requirements of the OECD Convention

23-Nov-2006

The Czech Republic needs to establish liability against legal persons for foreign bribery without delay and put in place sanctions that are effective, proportionate and dissuasive, according to a report by the OECD’s Working Group on Bribery.

New Zealand should strengthen laws to hold companies more accountable for foreign bribery, says OECD

09-Nov-2006

New Zealand should strengthen its fight against the bribery of foreign public officials by expanding corporate liability for the criminal offence of foreign bribery, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.

World economy needs transparency and openness in international investment, says OECD’s Gurría

18-Sep-2006

In a statement to the International Monetary and Financial Committee meeting in Singapore on 17 September 2006, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría reviews the world economic outlook and calls on countries to work together to head off a possible resurgence of international investment protectionism.

OECD says Japan needs to be proactive in foreign bribery cases

29-Jun-2006

Japan should do more to investigate and prosecute foreign bribery cases as part of its obligations as a signatory of the OECD Convention on Combating the Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, according to a report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.

Foreign bribery: the Dutch should take a more proactive stance, says OECD

26-Jun-2006

The Netherlands needs to take a more proactive approach to the investigation and prosecution of the offence of bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions, according to a report by the OECD’s Working Group on Bribery.

OECD recommends Denmark to toughen sanctions for foreign bribery offences

26-Jun-2006

Denmark has engaged in significant legislative efforts to implement the OECD Anti-bribery Convention. However, Denmark should amend its laws to impose tougher sanctions on Danish companies and individuals found guilty of bribing foreign public officials, according to a new report by the OECD’s Working Group on Bribery.




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