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A red light for corruption: How the Dominican Republic is using open data, better processes & collaboration to fight corruption

Open Contracting Partnership

Challenge: In 2020, public procurement in the Dominican Republic lacked public trust and credibility due to several high-level corruption scandals. Corruption in public procurement makes us poorer and takes our rights away.” More recently, it canceled a RD$1.3 So the DGCP adopted a three-pronged approach to improve things.

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The final countdown: National Procurement Policy Statement and new guidance

VWV

A new element of the NPPS, as compared with previous versions, is the focus on ensuring suppliers uphold the highest standards of integrity, ethical conduct and environmental sustainability in business. This aligns with the stronger sanctions in the Act relating to performance, exclusions, and debarment.

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Digging out data to shine a light on public buying in Mongolia

Open Contracting Partnership

To tackle this problem, the country has proposed wide-ranging legislation , including an anti-corruption package with measures to standardize the operations of Mongolia’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and ensure they follow consistent rules throughout processes like tendering and procurement, among others.

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Hong Kong Arbitration Week 2024: Guarding the Integrity of Arbitration – Reflections on the Landmark English Decision in Nigeria v P and ID

Kluwer Arbitration

On the second day of Hong Kong Arbitration Week 2024, Mishcon de Reya in association with Karas So LLP hosted a panel discussion titled “Guarding the integrity of arbitration – Reflections on the landmark English decision in Nigeria v P&ID”.

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Voluntary Self-Disclosure of FCPA Violations Following Acquisition Avoids Corruption Charges

Government Contracts & Investigations

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) prohibits U.S. companies from engaging in bribery and corruption abroad when the payments are directed at foreign government officials to gain an improper business advantage. [4] 3] What is the FCPA? American companies acquiring foreign corporations need to assess the risks carefully.

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ICCA Hong Kong 2024: Advocacy, Procedures, and Ethics in Focus

Kluwer Arbitration

Inter-Personal Conduct and Ethics For the first parallel panel of the early afternoon session, moderator Abby Cohen Smutny was joined by speakers Funke Adekoya , Brandon Bang , Nicolás Gálvez Solis , Matthew Gearing KC and Jonathan Lim to discuss ICCA’s Guidelines on Standards of Practice.

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Tackling Corruption in the Arbitral Process: Reflections on Nigeria v Process and Industrial Developments Limited

Kluwer Arbitration

P&ID’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Quinn, had conducted himself dishonestly in giving evidence at the Court of which parts were knowingly false, namely that P&ID had procured the contract with Nigeria through corrupt payments to a Nigerian official. Is More Transparency Necessary to Ensure the Integrity of the Process?