FCPAméricas Blog
Archive for World Bank category:
The Anatomy of Corruption in Public Procurement
1.17.2012
Public procurement presents significant risk under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Cases like Siemens Argentina, Siemens Venezuela, Johnson & Johnson, and Tenaris highlight the risk. Large amounts of money are at stake when the government procures things like roads, computer systems, oil extraction services, medical equipment, power stations, and textbooks. Companies must interact directly […]
Comments | 
Print This Post
| | Read more...
Assessing the Assessments: Using the TI Corruption Perceptions Index and other corruption risk metrics
12.06.2011
Guest Blog Post – Today FCPAméricas features author Juanita Riaño, an Integrity Officer at the Inter-American Development Bank and former Manager of the program “Global Tools to Measure Corruption” in the Transparency International-Secretariat. The opinions expressed in this blog post are entirely those of the author and do not reflect the position of the Inter […]
Comments | Print This Post
| | Read more...
Going Beyond the TI Index: New tools for assessing integrity risks
12.01.2011
Enforcement officials and “best practice” descriptions stress that adequate anti-corruption compliance programs are based in sound corruption risk assessments. Howard Sklar recently provided an in-depth look at how risk assessments can be used for maximum effect. The question remains, however: how should compliance officers assess the integrity risks presented by particular countries or industries? Historically, […]
Comments | Print This Post
| | Read more...
The World Bank Harmonizes Global Anti-Corruption Compliance Standards
10.25.2011
Yesterday I attended a roundtable discussion at The World Bank (the Bank) about the Bank’s sanctions and anti-corruption efforts. The discussion included several high-level Bank staff who, together, are developing and implementing policies to prevent, detect, and respond to fraud and corruption in Bank-financed global development projects. This is important work. In FY 2011 alone, […]
Comments | Print This Post
| | Read more...
Colombia and Panama FTAs Could Be Good for Compliance
10.17.2011
Free trade agreements (FTAs) are more important for anti-corruption compliance in Latin America than one might think. Take the U.S.-Colombia and U.S.-Panama FTAs, just passed by the U.S. Congress last week after years of negotiation and lobbying to lawmakers. When implemented, the agreements will eliminate trade barriers between the United States and two of its most […]