Enforcement of the OECD Convention on Combating Foreign Bribery: Progress Report 2007

This is the third progress report on the enforcement of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials prepared by Transparency International (TI), the global coalition against corruption. It examines the enforcement performance of 34 of the 37 countries that have ratified the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. The first report was issued in March 2005, covering 24 countries; the second in June 2006, covering 31 countries. TI's progress reports are intendedto provide an annual assessment of government enforcement. Enforcement of the OECD Convention is crucially important to the fight against international corruption. Most major multinational companies have their headquarters in signatory states and effective enforcement would significantly reduce the supply side of international corruption.