Tag: enforcement
Netherlands must significantly step up its foreign bribery enforcement, says OECD
[ad_1] 08/01/2013 – The Netherlands is failing to vigorously pursue foreign bribery allegations and must do more to enforce its foreign bribery laws. Fourteen out of 22 foreign bribery allegations have not triggered the opening of an investigation, calling into question the Netherlands’ ability and proactivity in investigating and prosecuting this crime. The OECD…
Portugal needs proactive enforcement to tackle severe foreign bribery risks, says OECD
[ad_1] 20/06/2013-Portugal’s enforcement of its foreign bribery laws has been extremely low. Not a single prosecution has resulted from 15 allegations of Portuguese companies bribing foreign officials in high-risk countries. Several investigations have been closed prematurely. Some allegations were not investigated at all. Portugal must pursue all foreign bribery allegations more vigorously and thoroughly.…
Political finance needs tighter regulation and enforcement
[ad_1] 04/02/2016 – Many economically advanced countries are failing to fully enforce regulations on political party funding and campaign donations or are leaving loopholes that can be exploited by powerful private interest groups, according to a new OECD report. Financing Democracy: Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns and the Risk of Policy…
Brazil closes legal loophole on foreign bribery: OECD hopes this will now translate into stepped up enforcement
[ad_1] 29/10/2014 – Brazil must build on the positive momentum started with its new Corporate Liability Law and its first indictments in one foreign bribery case to investigate and prosecute more proactively foreign bribery. Since Brazil joined the Convention in 2000, of the 14 allegations identified in the report, only five have been investigated…
Brazil closes legal loophole on foreign bribery: OECD hopes this will now translate into stepped up enforcement
[ad_1] 29/10/2014 – Brazil must build on the positive momentum started with its new Corporate Liability Law and its first indictments in one foreign bribery case to investigate and prosecute more proactively foreign bribery. Since Brazil joined the Convention in 2000, of the 14 allegations identified in the report, only five have been investigated…
GraceLife church continuing to gather as Alberta steps up enforcement against scofflaws
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Author of the article: Dylan Short Publishing date: May 16, 2021 • 18 minutes ago • 3 minute read • Join the conversation A women chanting as a crowd of about 400 gathered outside GraceLife Church on the first Sunday after the closure west of the Edmonton city limits, April…
Austria’s enforcement of foreign bribery laws far too weak, but could pick up soon says OECD
[ad_1] 08/01/2013 – The OECD Working Group on Bribery regrets that Austria has not had a conviction of bribing foreign public officials despite a number of allegations, 13 years after ratifying the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. However, enforcement appears to be picking up, with one case being tried, two more cases soon to be tried,…
Lack of enforcement jeopardises South Africa’s fight against foreign bribery; OECD concerned that political and economic considerations may be an influence
[ad_1] 18/03/2014 – South Africa must take urgent steps to proactively investigate and prosecute foreign bribery. No foreign bribery cases have been prosecuted since South Africa joined the Convention in 2007. The 4 on-going investigations – out of only 10 allegations that have surfaced to date – are also far from reaching the prosecution…
Lack of enforcement jeopardises South Africa’s fight against foreign bribery; OECD concerned that political and economic considerations may be an influence
[ad_1] 18/03/2014 – South Africa must take urgent steps to proactively investigate and prosecute foreign bribery. No foreign bribery cases have been prosecuted since South Africa joined the Convention in 2007. The 4 on-going investigations – out of only 10 allegations that have surfaced to date – are also far from reaching the prosecution…