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The OECD fights bribery in international business to strengthen development, reduce poverty and bolster confidence in markets. The keys to its success are the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, country reports on compliance and regional actions. Corruption is no longer business as usual.
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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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23-Jun-2008
How do South Africa’s anti-bribery laws conform to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention? This report evaluates whether the legal texts through which South Africa has implemented the Anti-Bribery Convention meet the standards set by the Convention and 1997 Revised Recommendation, and highlights actions to implement the 1996 Recommendation on the tax deductibility of bribes to foreign public officials. The report also describes features of South Africa’s framework for enforcing the Anti-Bribery Convention.
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Senior government officials, non-governmental and business groups from almost 30 countries will meet on 25-27 June 2008 in Tbilisi, Georgia, at the 7th General Meeting of the OECD Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN) to step up their fight against corruption.
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06-Jun-2008
As an essential part of its review, the Working Group on Bribery conducted a three-month online consultation with stakeholders and partners on the effectiveness of the OECD anti-bribery instruments since their adoption ten years ago. This consultation process aims to assist the Working Group in its analysis on ways to improve the current OECD anti-bribery system. Responses received are now available online.
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10-Jun-2008
As ongoing corporate bribery investigations and scandals make headlines around the world, Transparency International (TI) has published a working paper on the OECD’s Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, a set of social, labour, environmental and anti-corruption standards for transnational companies. This working paper explains the Guidelines and their relevance in fighting corruption in the private sector. Case studies illustrate recent instances when civil society has filed complaints in different countries related to bribery and other violations.
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27-Mar-2008
Luxembourg urgently needs to establish liability against legal persons for foreign bribery and put in place sanctions that are effective, proportionate and dissuasive, according to a report by the OECD's Working Group on Bribery.
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29-Jan-2008
The OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions congratulates the Conference of State Parties on the occasion of its second session for its important accomplishments so far in combating corruption, including through the ratification of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) by over one hundred countries and the substantial work of its various working groups.
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25-Jan-2008
This Glossary (English/Russian/French available soon) examines the key standards for criminalisation of corruption established by the 3 major international conventions: the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, the Council of Europe Criminal Law Convention on Corruption, and the United Nations Convention against Corruption.
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25-Jan-2008
International anti-corruption treaties, including the UN Convention against Corruption, require from the member states to establish – or to ensure existence – of two types of anti-corruption institutions: one of them to prevent corruption and the other to combat corruption through law enforcement.
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08-Jan-2008
The OECD Working Group on Bribery has serious concerns about Turkey's implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. Turkey, a Party to the Convention since 2000, has yet to implement key elements of the Convention, including introducing corporate liability for the bribery of foreign public officials and effectively enforcing its foreign bribery offence.
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19-Dec-2007
Key participants involved in OECD's work in the global fight against corruption have been honoured by two prestigious bodies, Transparency International in its 2007 Integrity Awards and African investor magazine in its annual African Investor Awards.
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10-Jun-2008
The Working Group on Bribery held an informal consultation with representatives of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD, the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD, the International Chamber of Commerce, Transparency International and other civil society organisations to discuss implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention.
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18-Dec-2007
Brazil should rapidly amend its legislation to make companies directly liable for the payment of bribes to foreign public officials, and to ensure that effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions are applicable, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.
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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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21-Nov-2007
"Much more needs to be done" to fight international corruption, said OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría today at a conference in Rome to mark the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention.
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