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Burma: Total announces the suspension of cash distribution to the shareholders of the gas pipeline it operates in Burma
United States: Former CEO of Austrian Meinl Bank charged with bribery and money laundering in Odebrecht case
France: BNP Paribas indicted for corruption laundering in the case of the ill-gotten assets of the Bongo family
France: A French executive of Technip Energies is under investigation for corruption
France: Data Legal Drive publishes its annual barometer on the compliance of companies and public bodies with the RGPD
France: The government launches the extra-financial reporting platform Impact
France: Forty civil society organizations ask the UN to break its contracts with the Bolloré Group
France: PNF investigates potential favoritism for the maintenance of the French national app against Covid-19
France: Publication of the ACPR 2020 annual report
France: The Sapin 2 evaluation mission questioned on public lobbying campaigns
Netherlands: Dutch court orders Shell to reduce its CO2 emissions
United Kingdom: The SFO publishes its business plan for 2021/2022
United Kingdom: Opening of the Kazakh company ENRC’s case against the Serious Fraud Office and a London law firm
Sweden: Four former Ericsson employees charged with corruption

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Germany: Suspected dual-use arms exporter linked to Russian interests arrested in Germany
United States: State Department imposes sanctions related to North Stream 2
United States: Two resolutions to stop arms sale to Israel
Russia: Google appeals the decision of the Russian arbitration court to unblock Tsargrad Youtube account

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South Africa: Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial postponed
United States: SEC plans workforce data disclosures for public companies
United States: SEC awards more than USD 28 million to whistleblower in Panasonic Avionics corruption case
France: Indictment of former Elysee Secretary General Claude Guéant for passive corruption
Nigéria: EUR 4.9 million seized in the United Kingdom returned to Nigeria in corruption case involving former governor of Delta State
United Kingdom: UK Serious Fraud Office investigates Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance for fraud
Singapore: Jail sentence and fine for former BP manager in Singapore involved in corruption case

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China: New guidance on internal compliance program for export operators of dual-use items issued by the MOFOCOM
United States: BIS reaches USD 60,000 administrative settlement with Kleiss & Co
United States: BIS publishes a FAQ for the FMS program
United States: Justice Department settles discrimination claim against Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc.
European union: European Court of Justice publishes its opinion on Bank Melli Iran vs. Telekom Deutschland GmbH

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Brazil: Former President Michel Temer acquitted for the second time in new corruption case
United States: U.S. Justice Department investigates Bombardier
France: Investigation into corruption as part of a waste management tender leads to raids at Compiègne city hall
France: New sanctions by the ACPR for governance failures in the field of anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism
France: France assessed under the OECD Convention on combating bribery of foreign public officials
Malaysia: 1MDB sues Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and Coutts in sovereign wealth fund corruption scandal
Qatar: Finance minister arrested on corruption charges
Sweden: Ericsson and Nokia reach settlement to end a corruption-related lawsuit
World: The International Federation for Human Rights (fidh) publishes a guide for investors

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United States: A new round of sanctions against corrupt officials in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador announced by the US Special Envoy
United States: BIS reaches 300,000 dollar settlement with FLIR Systems
United States: US State Department agrees on a USD 13 million settlement with Honeywell International
United States: District Court blocks temporarily Luokung sanctions

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Germany: Supply Chain Due Diligence Act passes first reading in Bundestag
Germany: Siemens promotes internal lawyer to oversee its compliance program
United States: Blackstone asks companies to report regularly on their environmental, social and governance policies
United States: Former Netflix tech director convicted for bribery
France: Sherpa files a complaint to the French National Financial Prosecutor’s office over alleged corruption and money laundering in Lebanon
United Kingdom: SFO ends investigation into individuals related to the Airbus case
European Union: Commission proposes regulation on distortive foreign subsidies
Vatican City: A new corruption decree issued by the Pope

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United States: Three agreements concluded by SAP for violation of the Export Administration Regulations and the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations
United States: U.S. court dismisses Helms-Burton lawsuit against Canadian mining company
United States: OFAC amends its Somalia sanctions program
European Union: EU General Court cancels Aisha Gaddafi’s inclusion on sanctions lists

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Belgium: Proposal for a law on the duty of care before the Parliament
United States: SEC Director of the Division of Enforcement resigns 6 days after her appointment
United States: FirstEnergy is discussing a deferred prosecution agreement with U.S. Department of Justice
Europe: LexisNexis Risk Solutions Study reveals a 21% increase in costs related to financial crime compliance in European markets
France: Launch of the Lobbying Observatory
France: The Sherpa association files a complaint with civil party in the context of the sale of Rafales to India by Dassault Aviation
United Kingdom: Ex-Airbus subsidiary pleads guilty to bribery over Saudi Arabian National Guard contracts
United Kingdom: Trial of former Serco executives collapses as SFO fails to disclose evidence

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United States: Senators call for the State Department to retain responsibility for small arms export controls
United Kingdom: New sanctions regime against individuals linked to serious corruption cases
United Kingdom: New judicial review application filed by the Campaign Against Arms Trade
United Kingdom: New statement of the G7 non-proliferation directors group

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