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09-Dec-2009
OECD countries and the eight others who have signed the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention have committed to stepping up their fight against corruption, putting in place new measures that will reinforce their efforts to prevent, detect and investigate foreign bribery.
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09-Dec-2009
To mark the 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, the Bribery Awareness Handbook for Tax Examiners has been updated to include the Recommendation on Tax Measures for Further Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions. This requires countries to explicitly prohibit the tax deductibility of bribes to foreign public officials and promotes enhanced co-operation between tax authorities and law enforcement agencies both at home and abroad to counter corruption.
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23-Nov-2009
“The OECD is pleased to see the commitment being made by the UK government to the fight against foreign bribery,” Mr Gurría said.
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15-Oct-2009
Intermediaries fulfil a key role in international business transactions. While many of them perform lawful tasks, many also engage in bribery of foreign public officials. This study, initiated in 2007, focuses on the use of intermediaries in cases of bribery of foreign public officials.
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18-Aug-2009
Weak governance and lack of transparency were some of the root causes of today’s financial turmoil. OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría explains how governments can safeguard integrity and avoid bias in public procurement as they spend massive stimulus packages. (The Globalist)
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06-Jul-2009
One of the agenda items at the G8 Summit in L’Aquila was a discussion of a proposed new “Global Standard” for international business dealings (see www.oecd.org/globalstandard). An Italian-led working group has drawn up, with the assistance of the OECD, a list of 12 “common principles and standards” in support of this project. To promote discussion of the issues raised by the proposed Global Standard, the OECD has launched a blog to which comments are invited.
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29-Jun-2009
The OECD Council adopted on 25 May 2009 a new Recommendation, that succeeds to the 1996 Recommendation, to strengthen the role of tax authorities in the combat against bribery.
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24-Jun-2009
On 19 June 2009, the 38 country Working Group on Bribery adopted a Policy Statement on Bribery in International Business Transactions, reaffirming the importance of the Convention and its implementation.
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22-Jun-2009
On 19 June 2009, the 38 country Working Group on Bribery adopted a Policy Statement on Bribery in International Business Transactions, reaffirming the importance of the Convention and its implementation.
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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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