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Monthly Archives: April 2012

Malaysian Graftbusters

Posted in Malaysia

Malaysia scored 4.3 in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2011 (PDF/2.69MB/7 pages) which indicates the perceived level of public sector corruption on a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 means that a country is perceived as highly corrupt and 10 means that a country is perceived as very clean. Malaysia ranks number 60 out of the 183… Continue Reading

German Prosecutors investigate accusations against German energy giant EnBW

Posted in Uncategorized

Mannheim Public Prosecutor’s office announced they are currently reviewing whether official preliminary proceedings against Germany based company Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg (EnBW) will be initiated. Possible charges comprise embezzlement, tax evasion and bribery. Mannheim prosecutors, specialized in white-collar crime, took over the case from Karlsruhe Public Prosecutor’s office where the proceedings were investigated since September 2011. EnBW,… Continue Reading

Monthly China Anti-Bribery Update Report– March 2012

Posted in China, China enforcement actions

As part of our continued efforts to monitor the antibribery enforcement environment in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), our colleagues in Squire Sanders’ Shanghai office have graciously agreed to provide monthly updates of relevant developments in the PRC’s antibribery laws, regulations and government enforcement actions. The most recent developments are summarized below. Enforcement Actions… Continue Reading