OECD Enforcement Scores

Transparency International’s latest report about antibribery enforcement in the OECD breaks down this way:

Active Enforcement: Seven countries: Denmark, Germany, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States

Moderate Enforcement: Nine countries: Argentina, Belgium, Finland, France, Japan, Korea (South), Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden

Little or No Enforcement: 21 countries: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, and Turkey

For specifics, the report said the United States has 227 cases (prosecutions and investigations) in the 2011 report, up from 169 in 2010; Germany has 135 cases, up from 117; and Brazil reports eight ongoing investigations, up from four in TI’s last report.… Continue Reading