World Bank: World Bank debars Korean IT company
Europe: Release of the 2022 Europe Sustainable Development Report
France: DGSI alerts companies to the risks of intrusive external audits
France: Review of the training for magistrates, investigators and foreign experts organized by the French Anti-Corruption Agency in partnership with the Ecole nationale de la magistrature
France: Publication of the AMF 2022 report on corporate governance and executive remuneration of listed companies
World: Transparency International and the United States hold 20th International Anti-Corruption Conference
World: MSCI ESG Research releases their 2023 ESG & Climate Trends to Watch report
Mozambique: People close to the government sentenced for corruption
Democratic Republic of Congo: Glencore reaches agreement with Congolese authorities to end corruption allegations
United Kingdom: Serious Fraud Office makes progress implementing recommendations from independent reviews
European Union: Parliament and EU member states find agreement on banning imports of products from deforestation

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United Kingdom: Updated guidance on the Russia sanctions regime
United Kingdom: UK Government issues new general license regarding Russia Sanctions for financial services and funds related to fertilizers
United Kingdom: UK Government issues a notice on revised licence undertakings and notice of expiry of previous undertaking templates
Switzerland: Switzerland announces freezing of CHF 7.5 billion as part of sanctions against Russia
European Union : The European Commission proposes to criminalise the violation of EU sanctions

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South Africa/United States/Switzerland: ABB settles agreements to resolve corruption allegations in South Africa
United States: The American Conference Institute hosts the 39th International Conference on the FCPA
France: The association Admical releases the tenth edition of its barometer on corporate philanthropy
France: AFA publishes a new guide to assist regions
France: Publication of the new “compensation barometer” of CAC40 and SBF120 CEOs
France: French court approves the settlement between Airbus and the PNF for suspected corruption in Kazakhstan and Libya
Japan: Prosecutors raid headquarters of two companies suspected of fraud during Tokyo 2020 Olympics
World: Publication of the fifth version of the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark
Netherlands: Three countries call for the creation of an International Anti-Corruption Court
Netherlands: Due Diligence Bill submitted to Dutch House of Representatives
European Union: Adoption of the Proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence by the Council of the European Union

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United States: FCC bans new product sales to several Chinese telecommunications companies
United States: Renewal of measures against Rossiya Airlines
United Kingdom: UK updates sanctions regimes against Russia and Belarus
United Kingdom: The UK Court of Appeal rules on invoking a force majeure clause to ensure compliance with US sanctions
Singapore: JP Morgan wins case on the applicability of its contractual clauses on sanctions
European Union: EU Council adopts decision to criminalise violation of EU sanctions
Venezuela: US eases oil embargo on Venezuela after agreement between Maduro’s government and his opposition

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Belarus: Ikea allegedly used forced labor of prisoners in Belarus
United States: Goldman Sachs sentenced for greenwashing
France: Airbus and the PNF agree to a CJIP in the case of alleged corruption in Libya and Kazakhstan
France: The Paris Court of Appeal confirms the indictment of Amesys and its executives for complicity in torture in Libya
France: Court rules out business secrecy for importers of conflict minerals
France: PwC releases a study on the transformation of the finance departments’ challenges
France: TotalEnergies responds to two associations regarding gas exploration in South Africa
European Union: Adoption of the Directive on gender equality in the boards of listed companies
European Union: EU Court of Justice invalidates anti-money laundering directive on financial transparency
European Union: The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the human rights situation in Qatar

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Canada: Government adopts new sanctions against Russia and Iran
United States: OFAC sanctions actors involved in production and transfer of Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles to Russia for use in Ukraine
United States: U.S. firm supplied networking equipment to Russian defence companies
World: Publication of an analytical report on the disparities in the global implementation of Magnitsky sanctions
Netherlands: Dutch government will not give in to U.S. pressure to tighten export controls on chip machines to China
European Union: OFSI issues general license authorizing gas and electricity payments to energy utilities by UK persons designated under sanctions regime

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World Bank: World Bank debars oil and gas consultant for corrupt practices
Colombia: Teleperformance targeted by an investigation in Colombia on the working conditions of its employees
France: Perenco summoned to court on the grounds of its civil liability for ecological damage
France: The French Cour de cassation rules in favor of a trial in the corruption case of the “La Defense heating plant”
France/Madagascar: Transparency International seizes French and Malagasy courts over allegations of corruption in the export of litchis to Europe
World: TRACE International releases 2022 version of its anti-corruption risk matrix
World: Financial institutions fall short according to financial system benchmark
United Kingdom: Ex-Goldman Sachs banker arrested over alleged Ghana bribery scheme
Sweden: Sweden drops investigation into suspected Ericsson bribery in China
European Union: Parliament adopts the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)

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United States: The Congress considers legislation to shift export control jurisdiction from the Department of Commerce to the Department of Defense
United States: The U.S. blocks more than 1,000 chinese solar shipments under Uyghur forced labour Law
Jersey: Jersey police admit unlawful searches in Abramovich probe
United Kingdom: Publication of the annual review of OFSI
United Kingdom: UK High Court adjourns trial due to Russia sanctions
European Union: European Commission updates its Russia sanctions FAQs on State-owned enterprises

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United States: Release of the Financial Trend Analysis on ransomware-related Bank Secrecy Act filings
France: French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office to investigate allegations of integrity breaches in the organization of the 2023 Rugby World Cup
Myanmar: Amnesty International releases investigation into possible involvement of the aviation fuel supply chain in war crimes
Portugal: Portugal must strengthen its fight against foreign bribery
Qatar: Vinci denies allegations about working conditions on its Qatar sites

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United States: U.S. laboratory equipment distributor convicted for failure to file export information to Russia and Ukraine
United States: U.S. adopts new Nicaragua sanctions
United States: OFAC designates members of an oil smuggling network under the counterterrorism sanctions regime
Haiti: U.S. and Canada list two Haitian nationals over links to drug trafficking
United Kingdom: The OFSI issues General License for transactions related to agricultural commodities

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