Bribery: Impact and Prevention, Chatham House conference, 19 January 2010

on 19-Jan-2010

OECD Deputy Secretary-General Richard Boucher and the United Kingdom’s Secretary of Justice the Rt Hon Jack Straw MP and UK Permanent Representative to the OECD Dominic Martin talked about the challenges of tackling bribery at a Chatham House conference  in London, United Kingdom.

Slovak Republic: OECD demands the Slovak Republic establish corporate liability for foreign bribery

18-Jan-2010

The OECD Working Group on Bribery sharply criticised the Slovak Republic’s failure to bring its anti-bribery law on corporate liability into line with its international obligations under the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention.

Israel should ensure that remaining concerns do not undermine its progress on foreign bribery, says OECD

16-Dec-2009

Israel should be more proactive in detecting, investigating and prosecuting foreign bribery cases, notably those involving the defence industry, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.

OECD adopts 2009 Anti-Bribery Recommendation

The 38 signatory countries agree to new measures to reinforce their efforts to prevent, detect and investigate foreign bribery with the adoption of the OECD Recommendation for Further Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.

Raising global awareness of foreign bribery

Too few realise that the bribery of foreign public officials carries a price. The OECD's Initiative to Raise Global Awareness of Foreign Bribery focuses on the impact of foreign bribery and how governments, businesses, civil society, and individuals can fight back.

Governments agree to step up fight against bribery

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.

OECD issues updated Bribery Awareness Handbook for Tax Examiners

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.