Bribery
Bribery is defined by Black's Law Dictionary as the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official, or other person, in charge of a public or legal duty. With regard to governmental operations, essentially, bribery is "Corrupt solicitation, acceptance, or transfer of value in exchange for official action." Gifts of money or other items of value which are otherwise available to everyone on an equivalent basis, and not for dishonest purposes, is not bribery. Offering a discount or a refund to all purchasers is a legal rebate and is not bribery. …
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IGIDR: Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research · 22 July 2024 English
The renewal will be at the sole discretion of the IGIDR and based on the performance of the bidder during the contract period. [...] ● If the selected bidder is …
BUYER shall not be influenced in any way by the bribery or corrupt practices emanating from or resorted …
IMF: International Monetary Fund · 18 July 2024 English
The U.S. economy has turned in a remarkable performance over the past few years. Hysteresis effects from the pandemic did not materialize and both activity and employment now exceed pre-pandemic …
implement the remaining OECD Working Group on Bribery phase IV recommendations. They also highlighted …
UNDP: United Nations Development Programme · 17 July 2024 English
The 2nd Global Progress Report on SDG16 Indicators represents a unique and pivotal UN inter-agency effort toward supporting the realization of the 2030 Agenda. This report reveals critical trends that, …
Slowly turning the tide against bribery and corruption. Data on bribery provide a glimmer of hope indicating … global progress. Recent trends show a decline in bribery rates in the population – from an average of 18 … percent in 2010 to 17.0 percent in 2023. Similarly, bribery prevalence among business reveals a moderate decline … / Girls 16.5 Men are more likely to experience bribery than women. 16.7 73.1 percent of parliamentarians … Target 16.5 Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms T here are significant differences …
World Bank Group · 17 July 2024 English
Between 2000 and 2022, Burkina Faso’s economic output has more than tripled in real terms, but this has not translated into significant reductions in the number in extreme poverty. Economic …
through couples-based discussions*** ▫ reducing bribery and gender-based violence by increasing understanding …
World Bank Group · 17 July 2024 English
but there is a challenge of corruption and bribery whereby sometimes government funds do not reach …
IMF: International Monetary Fund · 16 July 2024 English
The Canadian economy appears to have achieved a soft landing: inflation has come down almost to target, while a recession has been avoided, with GDP growth cushioned by surging immigration …
foreign bribery.13 In Canada’s Phase 4 evaluation in 2023, the OECD Working Group on Bribery (WGB) welcomed … enhancements of the legal framework to fight foreign bribery but expressed concerns over the low enforcement … efforts to, inter alia, proactively enforce foreign bribery legislation, maintain comprehensive statistics … whether it: (i) criminalizes and prosecutes the bribery of foreign public officials; and (ii) has an effective …
World Bank Group · 16 July 2024 English
exploitation of community or beneficiaries. Fraud, bribery, and corruption within sub-project activities … sub-project. • Whistleblowers who report fraud, bribery, or corruption should be protected from retaliation …
World Bank Group · 15 July 2024 English
exploitation of the community or beneficiaries, fraud, bribery and corruption in the sub-project activities, and … exploitation of community or beneficiaries. Fraud, bribery, and corruption within sub- project activities … sub-project. • Whistleblowers who report fraud, bribery, or corruption should be protected from retaliation …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 15 July 2024 English
The attractiveness of foreign investment increases as the cost of foreign firms accessing informal labor decreases.
WBES collects sensitive information on aspects of bribery and crime. As a result, the identity of the survey …
IMF: International Monetary Fund · 11 July 2024
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