TI strongly promoted the adoption of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, its ratification and the passage of implementing legislation by signatory states. TI has also participated actively in the OECD’s follow up monitoring programme. In March 2005 TI published the TI Progress Report on OECD Convention Enforcement based on national expert responses to a questionnaire developed by TI. The Report provides an assessment of government performance in OECD Convention signatory countries and recommendations for improvement.
Promoting enforcement of the OECD Convention is a key priority for TI because enforcement would reduce the supply side of international corruption since most of the major companies involved in international trade and investment are based in signatory states.
On 7 March 2005, TI publicly released its first annual assessment of government enforcement of the OECD Anti-bribery Convention. The TI Progress Report on OECD Convention Enforcement Link to Document 74 provides a clear, concise overview and assessment of government enforcement performance in 24 of the 35 OECD Convention signatory countries, with associated recommendations for improvements. By generating external scrutiny of government performance, the Report strengthens the OECD peer review process and helps promote government enforcement of the OECD Convention. The release of the Second TI Progress Report is planned for mid- 2006.
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