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Ten things you should know about business ethics and anti-corruption in the Middle East

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1. Two thirds of respondents to Ernst & Young’s recently commissioned report on fraud and corruption in the Middle East said that fraud and bribery was a “major problem“ in the Middle East, but

Monitoring Bribery Risk through the Audit Right Process

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With the increased scrutiny on third party relationships from U.S. and foreign regulators, a company’s right to audit the books and records of its third party vendors, agents and other business partners is paramount.

Corruption: Greece’s failure to investigate major foreign bribery cases raises significant concerns, says OECD

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Greece has failed to promptly investigate a significant foreign bribery case and to provide timely information on its anti-bribery efforts, according to a new report. As a result, the OECD Working Group on Bribery

Protecting against bribery and corruption when exporting to foreign markets

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If you’re going to expand your business and become an exporter, you’d better learn to manage bribery and corruption risk in foreign markets. This expert advice will help you protect your business if the

Transparency International’s Guidance on Anti-Bribery Due Diligence For Transactions

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Anti-bribery due diligence should be applied to all investments, but on a risk-based approach, with the level of due diligence being proportionate to the investment and the perceived likelihood of risk of bribery

Cures for Corruption

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Corruption threatens public life and corporate culture. Caspar von Hauenschild of the anti-corruption campaign group Transparency International explains the consequences for society

Transparency International’s Latest Report on Bribery in a Nutshell

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Recently published “Deterring and Punishing Corporate Bribery,” and it is worth reading. A meaty 93 pages, the document is full of useful information, from U.K. charging issues to corporate criminal liability principles under

The Bribery Act: have you acted?

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The revised Bribery Act was passed in an attempt by the Government to clamp down on perceived business corruption. Companies and their business advisors have been tasked with ensuring the relevant procedures are now