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[…] questions below come from the government’s official description of what’s needed. Congratulations if you can answer yes to everything. (Don’t get cocky. Compliance isn’t about math but human behavior. Just when you think everything is going well . . . .) Ready to test yourself? Pencils up, and begin: 1. Does the leadership promote […]
[…] disapproved yet universally practiced. It’s also important to remember that corruption in developing countries is harmful not to just economic development, but also to the realization of human rights and the attainment of sustainable development. In the United States, the Department of Justice has stepped up enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in […]
[…] and give employees the tools they need to comply. In short, an effective compliance policy matches regulatory requirements to the work flow of the “activity owner” (read: human being) and embeds the desired goal throughout the whole process. Second, think about how employees are empowered to carry out transactions (Section 4b). This part of […]
[…] election results will be announced May 16 and are likely to have far-reaching implications for the course of the Indian economy. Why pay attention to the elections in India, the largest vote mounted in human history? After all, India’s not even in the same hemisphere as the United States, as one observer said on TV.
[…] submitted a request on February 24 this year, with supplemental information on March 19. Here are the facts: The Requestor contracted with a U.S. government agency to design and build a facility in a foreign country. The contract required the Requestor to hire a local individual designated by the U.S. government to serve as […]
[…] also assuring donors that their funds are spent responsibly. This is especially important to the World Bank Group. However, numerical results often fail to convey the heroic human effort that goes into achieving them. The groundbreaking ruling by the Canadian Supreme Court in the matter of Wallace and Others vs. the World Bank in […]
For the FCPA community (and the entire human race), 2020 was a You’ve-Got-to-be-Kidding-Me year. But for our top stories, let’s jump past the pandemic and straight to the FCPA, and more specifically to three aspects of enforcement — the Good, the Bad, and the Missing. 1. The Good – A record-smashing enforcement year. The […]
[…] bank accounts located in the Singapore, Switzerland, Luxembourg and the United States to conceal the origin, source and ownership of the funds. Corruption also leads to devastating human development outcomes. Venezuela is a prime example. The man-made humanitarian crisis unfolding in Venezuela has plunged a once-prosperous country to the brink of destitution and complete […]
[…] infrastructure that would take the world’s breath away. Yet, in addition to this incredible cost, Russia paid an even greater price in the form of environmental and human rights violations. For example, Russia developed the 48 kilometer long Adler—Krasnaya Polyana railroad and highway to facilitate transportation for the games. This road was a construction […]
[…] on Women. Both are mandates for gender-sensitive governance, which is defined as “governance that ensures public resources are spent effectively and efficiently on public services that build human capital in a gender-equal way, reduce corruption and prevent other abuses of women’s human rights.” The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) has outlined some […]