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Massive bribery trial begins in Brazil
Brasilia - Brazil's biggest ever bribery trial began on Thursday with dozens of former officials facing vote-buying charges in a case that could tarnish the legacy of popular ex-leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. In
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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,
Read More »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
Read More »Logistics companies risk UK bribery prosecution
A number of the world’s biggest logistics companies are putting themselves and their customers at risk of prosecution under UK bribery laws, according to research by business ethics consultants GoodCorporation
Read More »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
Read More »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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