BRITAIN BLOTS ITS COPYBOOK ON BRIBERY THROUGH SECRECY AND SLOW REFORMS IN OVERSEAS TERRORITIES
March 1st, 2012
BY KEITH NUTHALL
BRITAIN may have introduced its Bribery Act, with supporters saying this was a gold plated regulation promoting commercial honesty with tough measures, but the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) does not seem that impressed.
The OECD Working Group on Bribery has released a report that while commending "the UK for the significant increase in foreign bribery enforcement actions" included some serious criticisms and requests that Britain improves its anti-bribery performance.
One related to foreign ...
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