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Not enough action on foreign corruption by NZ says watchdog
Rising prosecutions for acts of bribery committed overseas are not being matched in New Zealand, according to a new report issued today by the Berlin Secretariat of global anti-corruption group Transparency International. The report placed
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New Africa: why Kenya’s corruption-buster has high hopes for the future
John Githongo is an irritant, a troublemaker – in fact, every corrupt dictator's worst nightmare. The former newspaper journalist has made a career of exposing graft in high places. He went into exile in
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Corruption is potentially the greatest threat to economic progress
I have been asked by several persons whether I believe that everything humanly possible is being done to stamp out corruption. I will attempt an answer by pointing to ways how corruption becomes pervasive,
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Risk assessment key to address anti-corruption risk exposure
Canadian companies operating abroad would be well-advised to conduct comprehensive risk assessments to guard against anti-corruption risk exposure, recommends a recent post by John Boscariol on Lexology. “Canadian companies operating abroad can face particularly high
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Complying With The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in African Transactions
U.S. companies are increasingly turning to African markets as desirable places to sell their products and services. However, as international business dealings continue to rise, so too does the risk of Foreign Corrupt
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South Africa introduces aggressive new anti-corruption measures
Corruption in South Africa has reached staggering proportions. Daily newspapers are rife with reports of widespread corruption in both the public and private sectors. The arms deals scandal, coupled with prison sentences for the
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SFO Launches Criminal Bribery Probe Into EADS Unit
The U.K. Serious Fraud office said Thursday that it’s launching a criminal probe into allegations concerning a unit of European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co., or EADS, and its business in Saudi Arabia.
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Pfizer DPA: New Minimum Best Practices for FCPA Compliance Programs?
Last week was wild in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and wider compliance world. In the FCPA arena, as most compliance practitioners are aware, Pfizer settled its FCPA enforcement action this week. In
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