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Civil society’s role in the fight against corruption

6 November 2015 in Anti-corruption Conventions, Civil society, Politics and government

The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) provides the legal framework that countries use to fight corruption. It dates from 2003 and every two years there is a Conference of States Parties where the signatories — there are now 177 — meet to discuss UNCAC implementation. For the first time at this year’s meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia […]

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Russia confirms plans to join the OECD Convention against bribery

6 February 2012 in Anti-corruption Conventions, Private sector

In 1999 leaders from OECD countries took a big step in the fight against corruption and committed to holding their companies to account for their behaviour abroad. Until then, bribing abroad to win contracts had largely been tacitly accepted and was even a tax deductible expense in at least 14 OECD countries. Under the OECD […]

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