The Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica passed Law No. 9699, "On the Liability of Legal Entities for Bribery, Transnational Bribery, and Other Crimes," which introduces criminal liability for legal entities for crimes related to bribery, money laundering, and terrorist financing.

On December 13, 2019, the OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions expressed its readiness to move Russia to the third phase of monitoring compliance with the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, provided that Russia introduces into its Criminal Code the provisions of Articles 222 and 223 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which criminalize bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions.phase of monitoring compliance with the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, provided that the promise and offering of bribes are introduced into the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation as separate criminal offenses by October 2020.

By Decree No. 184/2019 of December 3, 2019, the Council of Ministers approved a new Code of Conduct for senior officials in Portugal.

An updated anti-corruption law has come into force in Vietnam, extending the fight against corruption to the private sector.

The non-profit business association TRACE International has published its annual global corruption risk index for businesses, TRACE Matrix 2019.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has passed a bill that toughens penalties for illegal income earned by civil servants and provides for the possibility of confiscating such income.

TI UK has updated the data on its portal tracking the progress of anti-corruption commitments made by participating countries at the 2016 Anti-Corruption Summit in London.

The Russian Ministry of Labour has issued recommendations on the introduction and development of anti-corruption policies in organizations.

On September 23, 2019, the President of Somalia signed a new anti-corruption law that provides for the establishment of independent anti-corruption commissions at the federal and regional levels.

On September 26, 2019, members of the bipartisan U.S. Senate Banking Committee introduced the Illegal Money Bill. The initiative is a combination of industry and law enforcement reforms that address current problems in the anti-money laundering (AML) system.

A bill has been drafted in the US to make foreign officials liable for soliciting bribes.

The G20 Summit resulted in the adoption of guidelines for establishing mechanisms for effective whistleblower protection and recommendations for ensuring integrity and transparency in infrastructure projects.

The Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica passed Law No. 9699, "On the Liability of Legal Entities for Bribery, Transnational Bribery, and Other Crimes," which introduces criminal liability for legal entities for crimes related to bribery, money laundering, and terrorist financing.

On December 13, 2019, the OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions expressed its readiness to move Russia to the third phase of monitoring compliance with the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, provided that Russia introduces into its Criminal Code the provisions of Articles 222 and 223 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which criminalize bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions.phase of monitoring compliance with the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, provided that the promise and offering of bribes are introduced into the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation as separate criminal offenses by October 2020.

By Decree No. 184/2019 of December 3, 2019, the Council of Ministers approved a new Code of Conduct for senior officials in Portugal.

An updated anti-corruption law has come into force in Vietnam, extending the fight against corruption to the private sector.

The non-profit business association TRACE International has published its annual global corruption risk index for businesses, TRACE Matrix 2019.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has passed a bill that toughens penalties for illegal income earned by civil servants and provides for the possibility of confiscating such income.

TI UK has updated the data on its portal tracking the progress of anti-corruption commitments made by participating countries at the 2016 Anti-Corruption Summit in London.

The Russian Ministry of Labour has issued recommendations on the introduction and development of anti-corruption policies in organizations.

On September 23, 2019, the President of Somalia signed a new anti-corruption law that provides for the establishment of independent anti-corruption commissions at the federal and regional levels.

On September 26, 2019, members of the bipartisan U.S. Senate Banking Committee introduced the Illegal Money Bill. The initiative is a combination of industry and law enforcement reforms that address current problems in the anti-money laundering (AML) system.

A bill has been drafted in the US to make foreign officials liable for soliciting bribes.

The G20 Summit resulted in the adoption of guidelines for establishing mechanisms for effective whistleblower protection and recommendations for ensuring integrity and transparency in infrastructure projects.

The Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica passed Law No. 9699, "On the Liability of Legal Entities for Bribery, Transnational Bribery, and Other Crimes," which introduces criminal liability for legal entities for crimes related to bribery, money laundering, and terrorist financing.

On December 13, 2019, the OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions expressed its readiness to move Russia to the third phase of monitoring compliance with the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, provided that Russia introduces into its Criminal Code the provisions of Articles 222 and 223 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which criminalize bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions.phase of monitoring compliance with the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, provided that the promise and offering of bribes are introduced into the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation as separate criminal offenses by October 2020.

By Decree No. 184/2019 of December 3, 2019, the Council of Ministers approved a new Code of Conduct for senior officials in Portugal.

An updated anti-corruption law has come into force in Vietnam, extending the fight against corruption to the private sector.

The non-profit business association TRACE International has published its annual global corruption risk index for businesses, TRACE Matrix 2019.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has passed a bill that toughens penalties for illegal income earned by civil servants and provides for the possibility of confiscating such income.

TI UK has updated the data on its portal tracking the progress of anti-corruption commitments made by participating countries at the 2016 Anti-Corruption Summit in London.

The Russian Ministry of Labour has issued recommendations on the introduction and development of anti-corruption policies in organizations.

On September 23, 2019, the President of Somalia signed a new anti-corruption law that provides for the establishment of independent anti-corruption commissions at the federal and regional levels.

On September 26, 2019, members of the bipartisan U.S. Senate Banking Committee introduced the Illegal Money Bill. The initiative is a combination of industry and law enforcement reforms that address current problems in the anti-money laundering (AML) system.

A bill has been drafted in the US to make foreign officials liable for soliciting bribes.

The G20 Summit resulted in the adoption of guidelines for establishing mechanisms for effective whistleblower protection and recommendations for ensuring integrity and transparency in infrastructure projects.