In 1999 leaders from OECD countries took a big step. They committed to holding their companies to account for their behaviour abroad. Until then, bribing abroad to win contracts had been a tax deductible expense in at least 14 OECD countries.
Twelve years on, progress with implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention is in danger of grinding to a halt. For seven years, Transparency International (TI) has monitored how well governments live up to their promises and enforce the OECD convention. This year’s progress report, for the first time, shows no improvement in enforcement, with the same countries in the same enforcement categories as in last year’s report.
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