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March 2016 has proven to be a milestone month in Australian Foreign Bribery law enforcement. There’s been news of a high profile U.S. and Australian foreign bribery investigation, and new offenses have come into law, signalling further reform to come.… Continue Reading
Cambodian child in the classroom (Image by Anna Issakova via iStock)I led an anti-corruption program in Cambodia a few years ago funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. The corruption situation in the country was and remains terrible.… Continue Reading
Canadian engineering and construction giant SNC-Lavalin said Thursday the company and two subsidiaries have been charged with criminal corruption and fraud.
It said the Public Prosecution Service of Canada brought charges against SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.,… Continue Reading
BHP Billiton is in discussions to resolve an investigation of potential Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations that relate to the company’s sponsorship of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The world’s largest miner said in its annual report Thursday, “The issues relate primarily to matters in connection with previously terminated exploration and development efforts, as well as hospitality provided as part of the company’s sponsorship of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.”… Continue Reading
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria issued a report in November that described how Cambodian government officials took nearly half a million dollars in bribes from mosquito-net manufacturers.… Continue Reading
Two former top executives at Vietnam’s national shipping company Vinalines were sentenced to death Monday for embezzlement and wasting state funds.
Vinalines is buried under $3 billion of debt, according to official reports.… Continue Reading
BHP Billiton said it will pull out of nearly all of its India oil and gas projects. The world’s biggest mining company didn’t give a reason but local reports cited delays in getting exploration permits.… Continue Reading
Scandal-plagued SNC-Lavalin said Monday that 32 employees came forward with requests under its corporate amnesty program between June 3 and August 31.
The Montreal-based engineering and construction firm didn’t say how many of the employees who requested amnesty under the program received it.… Continue Reading
The former head of a Montreal hospital was arrested in Panama Monday on an Interpol warrant charging him with fraud.
Arthur Porter is suspected of taking kickbacks from Canadian engineering giant SNC-Lavalin, according to a report by AFP.… Continue Reading
Canada’s scandal-plagued SNC-Lavalin has been barred from World Bank-funded projects for ten years because of alleged corruption in Bangladesh and Cambodia.
The World Bank announced the ban Wednesday.
It debarred parent-company SNC-Lavalin Inc.… Continue Reading
Laurence Cockcroft is the author of the powerful new book Global Corruption: Money, Power, and Ethics in the Modern World.
In our review, we said Cockcroft, an economist and founding member of Transparency International, ‘leaves math and wonkiness behind (no small feat for an economist) and delivers a great narrative.’… Continue Reading
President Obama meets tomorrow on Bali, Indonesia with the heads of state from ASEAN — the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
ASEAN hasn’t been effective in spreading free trade and investment across the region.… Continue Reading