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150 countries have now ratified the anti-corruption convention

At the start of March Thailand and Iceland ratified the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). UNCAC, signed in 2003, is a global framework for fighting corruption. In principle, countries agree to criminalise various corrupt acts such as bribery and embezzlement; they provide legal assistance to other countries bringing the corrupt to justice; they appoint independent […]

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