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OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and United Kingdom: Report on Progress of the implementation of the Phase 2 Recommendations since March 2005

13-Jul-2007

Follow-up Report on the Implementation by the United Kingdom 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.

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.

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.

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.

Bribery in Public Procurement: Methods, Actors and Counter-Measures

20-Apr-2007

A ground-breaking report that throws new light on the shadowy mechanisms and patterns of bribery in public procurement, and offers insider expertise that governments and international organisations can use to improve their anti-corruption policies.

ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative Newsletter, June 2007

18-Apr-2007

Read the 9th newsletter of the ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific, a quarterly e-mail publication containing information on recent developments and upcoming events in the Asia-Pacific region’s fight against corruption.

OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and Mexico: Report on Progress of the implementation of the Phase 2 Recommendations since September 2004

06-Apr-2007

Follow-up Report on the Implementation by Mexico 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.

Portugal should be more active in tackling foreign bribery, says OECD

29-Mar-2007

Portugal should raise awareness of foreign bribery in both the public and private sector and be more proactive in detecting, investigating and prosecuting cases of bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions, according to a report by the OECD’s Working Group on Bribery.




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High-level roundtable

9 December 2009 Paris, France

Foreign Bribery: who pays the price?

Annual report

Overview of the Convention and how it works

OECD Working Group on Bribery

Essential reading

The OECD fights corruption

Anti-corruption tools and expertise from the OECD

Key documents

Video

Ten years after the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention entered into force, OECD legal expert Nicola Bonucci talks about its impact and the challenges ahead in the fight against corruption.

Interview with Nicola Bonucci

Talking about corruption

Progress made and challenges ahead in the fight against corruption

Interview with the head of the anti-corruption division

How does OECD fight corruption?

Corruption wastes millions of dollars and works against the aims of developed and developing countries.

Watch this video explaining the importance of the Anti-Bribery Convention