Corruption and Bribery

The CFO Dilemma: Should You Bribe to Survive?

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Handing out mooncakes during Chinese New Year to celebrate the festive season is such a common business practice that no one really thinks about it. So last year, a Hong Kong electronics company whose

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

China football officials jailed for corruption

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Two former Chinese football chiefs and a number of former national team players involved in a match-fixing and bribery scandal have been handed jail sentences in the country's latest crackdown on corruption in football.

Anti-bribery policies need better enforcement

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A senior executive from an Australian company operating in several African nations, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea has told Ernst & Young’s managing partner for Oceania in the fraud investigation and dispute services area,

Study Finds Concern about Bribery Risk as Investment Increases

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Investing in compliance is on the rise but those tasked with implementing it are still concerned about exposure to risk, a new survey by Kroll found. The survey of 139 corporate compliance executives, conducted between

Bribery: The Ultimate Closing Technique?

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If you’re on the brink of closing a sale and the decision-maker stonewalls, what should you do? Lower your price? Add more products or services to the contract? Offer a bribe

Wal-Mart chief commits to ethical actions as bribery charges cast doubt

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WaL-MART Stores chief executive Mike Duke told employees and shareholders at the company’s annual meeting on Friday that the retailer, whose executives are accused of bribing Mexican officials, was committed to ethical behaviour. Speaking before

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