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News & Events
News
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03-Jun-2009
The current economic crisis has exposed the deficiencies of economic global governance and the risk of having a highly integrated global economy with fragmented global economic decision-making and regulation. To improve our impact, we do need stronger, more inclusive and better coordinated international organisations, warned the OECD Secretary-General.
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16-Dec-2008
Ireland should urgently expand corporate liability for acts of foreign bribery, according to a review of Ireland’s enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention.
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09-Dec-2008
Israel has officially joined the OECD Working Group on Bribery, an important step in its accession to OECD membership. OECD has also launched a partnership with the African Development Bank (AFDB) to support the efforts of African governments and business to fight bribery and corruption and boost corporate integrity.
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17-Oct-2008
The OECD's Working Group on Bribery sharply criticized 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. In light of numerous issues of serious concern, the Working Group has requested the UK to provide quarterly reports on legislative progress for each Working Group meeting.
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30-Jul-2008
More than 30 representatives of civil society, the private sector, multi-lateral institutions and the legal profession met with the Working Group on Bribery on 16 June. Individuals and organisations had an opportunity to clarify and expand upon their written responses to the Consultation Paper on the review of the OECD anti-bribery instruments. The ongoing review of the anti-bribery instruments is tentatively due for completion in the first half of 2009.
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09-Jul-2008
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.
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03-Jul-2008
Estonia should take measures in both the public and private sectors to prevent, detect, and raise awareness of foreign bribery, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.
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03-Jul-2008
Estonia has focused its anti-corruption efforts to date on domestic bribery only, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery. The Estonian public and private sectors accordingly have very low awareness of the foreign bribery offence and the OECD Convention.
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Events
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on 17-Oct-2008
The OECD’s Working Group on Bribery will hold a press conference at 11.00 a.m. today at OECD headquarters to report on the recent Phase 2bis examination of the United Kingdom under the terms of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions. It will be webcast LIVE.
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from 29-Sep-2008 to 30-Sep-2008
This conference aimed to reaffirm regional commitment to fighting corruption and upholding international standards, foster exchange of information and improve co-operation, and contribute to countries’ national anti-bribery strategies.
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on 21-Nov-2007
Governments and business have made some progress in their fight against corruption since the 1997 signing of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. But is it enough? Is the political commitment expressed by governments being followed up by action?
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from 20-Nov-2007 to 21-Nov-2007
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary celebration of the adoption of the Anti-Bribery Convention, signatory countries issued a statement reaffirming their commitment to fight bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions.
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from 14-Mar-2007 to 15-Mar-2007
Organised by the World Bank Institute, OECD, and the Belgian government, this two-day event centered on the challenges of creating good governance with the cooperation of the private sector. With more than 400 participants from countries around the world, this event integrated innovative use of technology with an interactive, results-oriented conference format with the hope of creating concrete recommendations for future work.
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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
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The OECD fights corruption
