2019 OECD Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum

As part of the review process of the 2009 Anti-Bribery Recommendation, launched in 2018 by the Working Group on Bribery – the 44 countries Party to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. The Anti-Bribery Convention is the first and only international anti-corruption instrument focused on the ‘supply side’ of the bribery transaction. When they adopted the Anti-Bribery Recommendation in 2009, Parties to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention sought to reinforce the Anti-Bribery Convention standards and their efforts to prevent, detect and investigate foreign bribery. The Recommendation contains provisions for combating small facilitation payments, protecting whistleblowers, improving communication between public officials and law enforcement authorities, and includes the OECD Good Practice Guidance on Internal Controls, Ethics and Compliance. 
 
This session will seek the views of NGOs and companies to ensure that the Anti-Bribery Recommendation remains relevant and continues to respond to the challenges of fighting foreign bribery.