Brazil has adopted a legal act regulating the adoption of compliance programmes of the organisations participating in public procurement.

South Africa has adopted a framework law on public procurement aimed, among other things, at countering corruption.

Information on the fight against corruption in several African and Asian countries has been added to the Country Profiles section.

On 18 and 19 November, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) hosted a regular summit of the leaders of the Group of Twenty, where, among other things, priority lines of anti-corruption action for 2025-2027 were defined and a number of documents concerning the fight against corruption in specific areas were adopted.

TRACE International, a not-for-profit business association, has issued its annual global index of corruption risks for business TRACE Matrix 2024.

Summing up the year, we recall the main events in the anti-corruption area.

The US law enforcement has held a company headquartered in China liable for foreign bribery for the first time.

Angola has Adopted a National Strategy for Preventing and Repressing Corruption for 2024 through 2027.

The United States has announced the establishment of a Department of Government Efficiency that will become operational on 20 January 2025.

The UK Home Office has issued the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023: Guidance to Organisations on the Offence of Failure to Prevent Fraud.

North Macedonia is the first country to ratify the International Treaty on Exchange of Data for the Verification of Asset Declarations.

Italy has adopted a legal act amending the national Criminal Code with regard to the fight against corruption.

Brazil has adopted a legal act regulating the adoption of compliance programmes of the organisations participating in public procurement.

South Africa has adopted a framework law on public procurement aimed, among other things, at countering corruption.

Information on the fight against corruption in several African and Asian countries has been added to the Country Profiles section.

On 18 and 19 November, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) hosted a regular summit of the leaders of the Group of Twenty, where, among other things, priority lines of anti-corruption action for 2025-2027 were defined and a number of documents concerning the fight against corruption in specific areas were adopted.

TRACE International, a not-for-profit business association, has issued its annual global index of corruption risks for business TRACE Matrix 2024.

Summing up the year, we recall the main events in the anti-corruption area.

The US law enforcement has held a company headquartered in China liable for foreign bribery for the first time.

Angola has Adopted a National Strategy for Preventing and Repressing Corruption for 2024 through 2027.

The United States has announced the establishment of a Department of Government Efficiency that will become operational on 20 January 2025.

The UK Home Office has issued the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023: Guidance to Organisations on the Offence of Failure to Prevent Fraud.

North Macedonia is the first country to ratify the International Treaty on Exchange of Data for the Verification of Asset Declarations.

Italy has adopted a legal act amending the national Criminal Code with regard to the fight against corruption.

Brazil has adopted a legal act regulating the adoption of compliance programmes of the organisations participating in public procurement.

South Africa has adopted a framework law on public procurement aimed, among other things, at countering corruption.

Information on the fight against corruption in several African and Asian countries has been added to the Country Profiles section.

On 18 and 19 November, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) hosted a regular summit of the leaders of the Group of Twenty, where, among other things, priority lines of anti-corruption action for 2025-2027 were defined and a number of documents concerning the fight against corruption in specific areas were adopted.

TRACE International, a not-for-profit business association, has issued its annual global index of corruption risks for business TRACE Matrix 2024.

Summing up the year, we recall the main events in the anti-corruption area.

The US law enforcement has held a company headquartered in China liable for foreign bribery for the first time.

Angola has Adopted a National Strategy for Preventing and Repressing Corruption for 2024 through 2027.

The United States has announced the establishment of a Department of Government Efficiency that will become operational on 20 January 2025.

The UK Home Office has issued the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023: Guidance to Organisations on the Offence of Failure to Prevent Fraud.

North Macedonia is the first country to ratify the International Treaty on Exchange of Data for the Verification of Asset Declarations.

Italy has adopted a legal act amending the national Criminal Code with regard to the fight against corruption.