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TOP 10MOST READETHICAL ALLIANCE DAILY NEWS2016 TO-DATE
celebrates
International Anti-Corruption Day9 December 2016 #UnitedAgainstCorruption
10Trial of ex-BSI banker
Yeo Jiawei kicks off in Singapore, first in international 1MDB probe
“The prosecution will call nine witnesses in its case against former BSI banker Yeo Jiawei – the first person
to be tried for the key role he allegedly played in a massive money laundering operation linked to scandal-hit
1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) fund.”
Click hereto read more on the Ethical Alliance Daily News. The full original article can be found at straitstimes.com
Photo: ST FILE
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9AstraZeneca to pay US$5.52 million to resolve SEC foreign
bribery case“The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
detailed the settlement with the London-based drug company in an order instituting an administrative
proceeding arising out of violations of provisions in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.”
Click here to read more on the Ethical Alliance Daily News. The full original article can be
found at reuters.com
Photo: Phil Noble / Reuters
9FIFA Compliance Chief Quits,
Saying Corruption FightThreatened
“Scala, who was with the organization for four years, said a vote Friday (May 13 2016 ) by FIFA to let the ruling council dismiss
members of its independent advisory bodies would leave them “in danger of becoming auxiliary agents of those whom they should actually supervise.” The changes were made at the first congress
under new President Gianni Infantino.”
Click hereto read more on the Ethical Alliance Daily News. The full original article can be found at bloomberg.com
Photo: ALEXANDER HASSENSTEIN/FIFA VIA GETTY IMAGES
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8Ex-Ericsson executives tell of massive bribery:
report
“Former executives with Swedish telecoms equipment giant Ericsson say the firm shelled out tens of millions of dollars in bribes between 1998
and 2001, the Swedish media reported Wednesday (November 23 2016).”
Click here to read more on the Ethical Alliance Daily News. The full original article
can be found at businesstimes.com.sg
Photo: REUTERS
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7Anti-graft law officially
sets sail in S. Korea“A much-debated anti-graft law has officially kicked
off in South Korea, calling for workers in certain sectors who should maintain higher ethical standards to refrain from receiving any gift priced beyond a legal
ceiling… Accordingly, the law is set to change the everyday lives of most of South Koreans as it will
change the nature of business relations here.”
Click here to read more on the Ethical Alliance Daily News. The original article can be found
at english.yonhapnews.co.kr
Photo: SCOOPNEST.COM
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6Wal-Mart Balks at Paying
$600-Million-Plus in Bribery Case
“Officials have proposed that the world’s biggest retailer pay at least $600 million to resolve probes by the
Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission into whether it bribed government officials in markets from Mexico to India and China, according to
three people familiar with the matter.”
Click here to read more on the Ethical Alliance Daily News. The full original article can be found
at bloomberg.com
Photo: BLOOMBERG
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5OECD releases new
anti-corruption toolkit“A new OECD toolkit aimed at tackling corruption was
recently released at the 2016 OECD Integrity Forum held on 19-20 April in Paris, and can now be used by
governments around the world. Specifically aimed at the mining, oil and gas industries, the toolkit provides evidence-based analysis to better understand how
corruption works.”
Click here to read more on the Ethical Alliance Daily News. The full original article can be
found at globalgovernmentforum.com
Photo: GLOBAL GOVERNMENT FORUM
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4Iran billionaire
Babak Zanjani sentenced to death for corruption
“Iran’s billionaire tycoon Babak Zanjani has been sentenced to death for corruption, a judicial official
said Sunday (March 6 2016), after a long trial in which he was accused of fraudulently pocketing
$2.8 billion.”
Click here to read more on the Ethical Alliance Daily News. The full original article can be
found at gulfnews.com
Photo: AFP
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3Panama Papers: Leak exposes tax havens of
world leaders and celebs“An investigation into the documents by more than 100
media groups, described as one of the largest such probes in history, revealed the hidden offshore dealings in the assets of around 140 political figures – including
12 current or former heads of states.”
Click here to read more on the Ethical Alliance Daily News. The full original article can be found
at straitstimes.com
Photo: AFP
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2ISO 37001 – The first
international anti-bribery management system standard has arrived
“The much anticipated ISO 37001 was published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) on
October 14th 2016. This is the first international anti-bribery management system standard designed to
help organizations combat bribery risk in their own operations and throughout their global value chains...”Click here to read more on the Ethical Alliance Daily News. The full
original article can be found at iso.org. To learn some of the key measures under ISO 37001 and how ethiXbase can help, visit
ethixbase.com/iso37001
Photo: ISO.ORG
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1World’s biggest bribe scandal
“A six-month investigation across two continents by Fairfax Media and The Huffington Post has alleged that
billions of dollars of government contracts were awarded as the result of bribes paid on behalf of leading global
firms. The investigation centres on a Monaco company called Unaoil, run by the jet-setting Ahsani clan.”
Click here to read more on the Ethical Alliance Daily News. Part 1 of their report, entitled ‘World’s Biggest Bribe Scandal, Unaoil: The Company That Bribed the World’ can be found at theage.com.au
Photo: Haidar Mohammed Ali / Getty Images
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