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Map: The most- and least-corrupt countries in the world
Corruption can often be hard to track, so each year, one watchdog group puts all of the bribery, back-room deals and other nefarious practices going on in the world on one technicolor map.
Read More »Enforcement rising: bribery and corruption emerging as key Australian compliance risks
Anti-bribery enforcement is on the rise and businesses need to prepare accordingly, industry experts have warned. Bribery and corruption may not have featured all too prominently on the risk agenda of Australian businesses in the
Read More »Rising from the Dead: Anti-Corruption Enforcement in Canada
This article originally appeared in Michael Volkov’s Corruption, Crime & Compliance blog and is reprinted here with permission. I find the so-called “vampire” cultural phenomena scary – I do not understand what is so entertaining
Read More »An Andean Tigre? Common Corruption Risks in Colombia
Colombia is quietly booming. The size of its economy surpassed Venezuela’s this year and is on track to surpass that of Argentina, which would make it the third largest in South America. Companies and
Read More »Asian Companies Playing with FCPA Enforcement Fire
In the midst of all this hullabaloo about the FCPA Guidance, an important survey was recently released by Kroll which confirmed my worst fears – despite all of the enforcement actions, all of the
Read More »No More Ifs, Ands, and Buts — Anti-Corruption Compliance Now
The FCPA Guidance could not have been clearer; it could not have offered more incentives and carrots to the business community. If you adopt and implement an “effective” compliance program, you will receive
Read More »Bribery, corruption key compliance risks to pharma cos: KPMG India Fraud Survey 2012
Procurement, sales & distribution and inventory amongst top three most vulnerable processes to fraud risks in the sector Corporate India’s unwillingness to see fraud as a strategic risk poses a grave threat to firms as
Read More »Three Important Lessons from the FCPA Guidance for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies
The US Chamber of Commerce “praised” the FCPA Guidance. The Chamber did not get what it wanted but it had to recognize that the FCPA Guidance was helpful for businesses. The FPCA
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