Asia: Transparency International publishes its Global Corruption Barometer
Brazil: U.S. Department of Justice to end oversight of Odebrecht
United States: Apple executive implicated in a corruption attempt
France: New tools to accelerate the fight against deforestation
France: 167 companies and associations would not have declared their lobbying activities in 2019
France: The corruption investigation targeting the sale of Nigerian uranium by Areva entrusted to an investigating judge
France: An employee cannot benefit from the status of whistleblower prior to the Sapin 2 law without criminal fault committed by the employer
France: The Supreme Court of Appeals reverses its case law on the transfer of criminal liability in the frame of a merger and acquisition
World: TRACE International publishes its 2020 Bribery Risk Matrix
World: Human Rights Watch releases a report on the impact of jewellery companies’ sourcing on human rights and the environment
United Kingdom: The Financial Services Compensation Scheme and the Serious Fraud Office sign a Memorandum of Understanding against scams

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United Arab Emirates: The government authorizes the import of Israeli products 
United States: Former Raytheon engineer sentenced for exporting sensitive military related technology to China
United States: BIS issues final rule to implement the Export Control Reform Act of 2018
United States: Publication by the Atlantic Council of a report on Trump administration sanctions
United Kingdom: The United Kingdom tax authorities open less than five export control investigations per year
United Kingdom: Publication of a Guidance on the post-Brexit legislation aiming to protect against the effects of extraterritoriality of certain U.S. laws
Russia: Travel ban introduced against 25 UK citizens in retaliation of UK sanctions dated July 2020

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Denmark: Danish companies and a Danish director accused of violating EU sanctions against Syria 
United States: Executive order prohibits investment in Chinese military-related companies 
United States:Washington removes from its list of terrorist organizations East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) 
France: Information report on export controls 
United Kingdom: The U.K. Charity Commission issued advice on compliance with financial sanctions
Russia: Foreign Minister announces the imposition of retaliatory sanctions on French and German senior officials
European Union: Political agreement on a revised regulation for the control of dual use items

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Australia: Man arrested on suspicions of USD 78 million in corruption in Iraq
Austria:  Government lost its appeal against Airbus as part of the Eurofighter case
United States:The Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded record awards to whistleblowers in 2020
United States:The OECD Working Group commends the anti-bribery enforcement of the United States
Europe: Investors urge major companies to include climate risk in financial statements
France:The Club des juristes publishes its report in favor of a European model of compliance
World: The World Benchmarking Alliance launches its fourth edition of the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark
World: The 9th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights held online
OECD:New Survey on responsible business conduct and anticorruption compliance in Southeast Asia
United Kingdom: A NGO requests the exclusion of the audit firm EY from tendering procedures

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United States: U.S. Armenian organization lobbies against manufacturers of U.S. parts found in Turkish drones used by Azerbaijan
United States: Department of Justice seized 27 domains names owned by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
United Kingdom: European Commission proposes to add the U.K. on the list of countries authorized under authorization EU001
European Union: Renewal of the sanctions regime targeting Turkey’s drilling activities in Eastern Mediterranean Sea
European Union: The European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee publishes a report on the future of the Vienna Agreement on Iran’s nuclear program

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United States: Swiss bank Julius Bear agrees to pay USD 79.7 million to settle an investigation on allegations of bribery and money laundering
United States: U.S. authorities are investigating Pfizer’s activities in China
France: Mazars publishes its 2020 CSR Barometer on extra-financial reporting practices and trends in France
Japan: Kirin suspends dividend payment to local partner in Myanmar linked to military
Peru: President dismissed by deputies on corruption charges
United Kingdom: A whistleblower arrested in Croatia awaits the support of the British government
United Kingdom: SFO obtains GBP 1.2 million following investigation into London property linked to the Petrobras case
Switzerland: Bribe deduction from taxes prohibited from 2022
Vatican: The Vatican State Secretariat involved in a financial scandal

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Etats-Unis : La banque suisse Julius Bear accepte de verser la somme de 79,7 millions de dollars pour mettre un terme à une enquête sur des suspicions de blanchiment d’argent et de corruption
Etats-Unis : Les autorités américaines mènent une enquête sur les activités de Pfizer en Chine
France : Mazars publie son Baromètre RSE 2020 des pratiques et tendances de reporting extra-financier en France
Japon : Kirin suspend le paiement des dividendes à son partenaire commercial au Myanmar lié à l’armée
Pérou : Le président destitué par les députés à la suite d’accusations de corruption
Royaume-Uni : Un lanceur d’alerte arrêté en Croatie attend le soutien du gouvernement britannique
Royaume-Uni : Le SFO obtient 1,2 million de livres sterling à la suite d’une enquête visant une propriété londonienne liée à l’affaire Petrobras
Suisse : La déduction de pots-de-vin des impôts interdite à partir de 2022
Vatican : La Secrétairerie d’Etat du Vatican impliquée dans un scandale financier

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World Bank: Two Chinese engineering companies debarred for 18 months by the World Bank
Canada: Landmark out-of-court settlement concluded by a mining company following allegations of human right violations
South Korea: Former president finally convicted of corruption
United States: US company agrees to pay a fine to the DOJ to end an FCPA investigation
United Nations: PRI unveil new requirements for the consideration of human rights by investors
World: Oxfam report highlights role of French banks in climate change
United Kingdom: The new operational orientations of the Serious Fraud Office in terms of DPA

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China: Foreign Ministry to impose sanctions to U.S. defense companies amidst Taiwanese arms deal
France: The defense industry is facing financing difficulties with French Banks in the context of a growing importance of compliance rules
European Union: Online database on exports of military items

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