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New FCPA guidelines sift out gifts from bribes

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The US has seen a surge in the number of high-profile investigations into bribery and corruption in the last two years. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act’s (FCPA) enforcement actions registered by the US Securities

Asia Pacific Companies Not Prepared for FCPA/UK Bribery Act

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Fewer than half of companies in the Asia Pacific region have performed risk assessments on their vulnerability to two anti-corruption laws in the U.S. and U.K., according to an new study.

Australia will ramp up anti-bribery and corruption enforcement after OECD criticism

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Just a few weeks ago the OECD Working Group on Bribery released its report on Australia’s implementation of its anti-bribery provisions. That report was fairly damning of Australian provisions and the enforcement of

Ten ‘commandments’ of fighting corruption

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The article also marks December 9, the international Anti-Corruption Day designed by the General Assembly on October 31st 2003. I focus on possible solutions to the problem. The line between corruption and

Corruption and anti-corruption in China and Vietnam

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While on the international scene both China and Vietnam seem loath to find a speedy solution to their territorial disputes, on the domestic front both are facing similar concerns which they are keen to

Map: The most- and least-corrupt countries in the world

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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.

Enforcement rising: bribery and corruption emerging as key Australian compliance risks

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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

Rising from the Dead: Anti-Corruption Enforcement in Canada

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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