BIGGEST EXPORTERS ARE WORST AT FOREIGN BRIBERY ENFORCEMENT
October 2nd, 2020
Countries exporting the most goods and services are also the worst at foreign bribery enforcement, according to the latest report from anti-graft group Transparency International. ‘Exporting Corruption Progress Report 2020: Assessing Enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention’ finds that most countries assessed (34 out of 47), conducted weak or no enforcement of their foreign bribery laws, in part hindered by a lack of public information on beneficial ownership. The largest exporter, China, responsible for 10.7% of global exports was among the 19 ...
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