12/12/2017 - This presentation by France Chain provides highlights from an OECD study on The Detection of Foreign Bribery which was launched on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. The first step in enforcing foreign bribery and related offences is effective detection. This study looks at common sources of detection in foreign bribery cases, untapped sources which are under or not utilised in foreign bribery investigations, and ways in which these methods of detection may be enhanced. Find out more at http://www.oecd.org/corruption/the-detection-of-foreign-bribery.htm

1. France Chain
Senior Anti-Corruption Analyst,
OECD Anti-Corruption Division
THE DETECTION OF
FOREIGN BRIBERY
An OECD cross-country study
Roundtable on 20 Years of the
OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
12 December 2017 – Paris, France

2. The Detection of Foreign Bribery:
OECD (2017)
• 43 Parties to the OECD Anti-
Bribery Convention
• Based on nearly 200
monitoring reports by the
OECD Working Group on
Bribery
• Over 40 foreign bribery case
studies
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Cross-country study on the
detection of foreign bribery

3. • Anti-Bribery Convention and related
instruments:
– 2009 Anti-Bribery Recommendation
– 2016 Recommendation on Official Development
Assistance
– 2009 Recommendation on Tax Measures for
Combating Foreign Bribery
– 2006 Export Credit Recommendation
• Country monitoring
• Current trends
Context: The Anti-Bribery Convention
and the Working Group on Bribery

4. 1. Self-reporting
2. Whistleblowers and whistleblower protection
3. Informants and co-operators
4. Media and investigative journalism
5. Tax authorities
6. Financial Intelligence Units
7. Other government agencies: export credit, ODA
agencies, competition authorities
8. Criminal and other legal proceedings
9. International cooperation, including with IOs
10.Professional advisers
Chapters in The Detection of Foreign
Bribery

5. The Detection of Foreign Bribery
How is foreign bribery detected?

6. • Legal and institutional frameworks
• Publicity
• Incentives and support
• Specific awareness-raising and training
• Feedback
• Building trust
The Detection of Foreign Bribery
Key Findings: What can be improved?

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To find out more
www.oecd.org/corruption
france.chain@oecd.org