Crypto legislation / SDG16 monitoring report / Open contracting future

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Under Pressure: Nations Respond to Need for Crypto Legislation.  A growing list of countries have recognized the need to address cryptocurrency legislation - where do they stand?

Rachel McIntosh/Finance Magnates: https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/cryptocurrencynewsunder-pressure-the-worlds-nations-respond-to-need-for-crypto-legislation/

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Monitoring to Implement Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies.  This report summarizes the findings emerging from a pilot initiative to support inclusive processes and methodologies for monitoring SDG16 in six countries: El Salvador, Georgia, Indonesia, South Africa, Tunisia and Uruguay.

United Nations Development Programme: http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/democratic-governance/monitoring-to-implement-peaceful--just-and-inclusive-societies.html

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Open Contracting for the Future: Three Frontier Issues. (commentary)  The future of open contracting depends on the ability of governments and citizens to open up the entire public contracting cycle, create feedback channels, and use open contracting data to improve procurement results.

Andrew Mandelbaum (Development Gateway) & Daniel Dietrich (Hivos)/Open Up Contracting; https://www.openupcontracting.org/open-contracting-future-three-frontier-issues/

Afghanistan deadly attacks / Ethical stocks / China law amendment

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'We don't feel safe': Afghan anti-graft officials demand protection.  A series of deadly attacks on Afghan anti-corruption officials has highlighted the dangers of taking on the country's rich and powerful and sparked calls for better protection of the people waging war against graft.

Channel News Asia: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/-we-don-t-feel-safe---afghan-anti-graft-officials-demand-protection-9397434

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Three top ethical stocks.  "[These companies] feature in the United Nations Global Compact 100, an index featuring firms that have implemented the UN Global Compact's Ten Principles covering human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption."

Rachel Winter/MoneyWeek: https://moneyweek.com/rachel-winter-three-top-ethical-stocks/

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Amendments to China's Anti-Unfair Competition Law Broadens the Scope of Commercial Bribery, Imposes Vicarious Liability, and Increases Penalties.  The Amended law: (1) redefines commercial bribery in a broader yet more precise manner; (2) expressly imposes vicarious liability on employers; and (3) increases administrative penalties.

Ropes & Gray LLP - Mimi Yang, David Y. Chen and Lily Qian/Lexology: https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=7b266d1e-d51e-4874-ac40-2635a1d296b0

[Shared Post] The FCPA Is Not an All-Purpose Anti-Foreign-Illegality Law

Matthew Stephenson posted: "A few months back, Adam Davidson did a terrific New Yorker piece on the Trump Organization's shady business dealings in Azerbaijan, focusing on evidence of corruption, money laundering, and sanctions evasion in connection with the Trump Organization's lic" ap-intact (ap.intact.network@gmail.com) shared a post from GAB | The Global Anticorruption Blog The FCPA Is Not an All-Purpose Anti-Foreign-Illegality Law by Matthew Stephenson A few months back, Adam Davidson did a terrific New Yorker piece on the Trump Organization's shady business dealings in Azerbaijan, focusing on evidence of corruption, money laundering, and sanctions evasion in connection with the Trump Organization's licensing deal for […] Read more of this post Matthew Stephenson | November 28, 2017 at 10:00 am | Tags: Adam Davidson, Azerbaijan, Donald Trump, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Global Witness, Heather Digby Parton, Ivanka Trump, licensor-licensee, Narco-a-Lago report, Panama, parent-subsidiary | Categories: Commentary | URL: https://wp.me/p4e7tw-2Rj Comment    See all comments Change your email settings at Manage Notifications. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2017/11/28/the-fcpa-is-not-an-all-purpose-anti-foreign-illegality-law/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

Afghanistan deadly attacks / Ethical stocks / China law amendment

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'We don't feel safe': Afghan anti-graft officials demand protection.  A series of deadly attacks on Afghan anti-corruption officials has highlighted the dangers of taking on the country's rich and powerful and sparked calls for better protection of the people waging war against graft.

Channel News Asia: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/-we-don-t-feel-safe---afghan-anti-graft-officials-demand-protection-9397434

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Three top ethical stocks.  "[These companies] feature in the United Nations Global Compact 100, an index featuring firms that have implemented the UN Global Compact's Ten Principles covering human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption."

Rachel Winter/MoneyWeek: https://moneyweek.com/rachel-winter-three-top-ethical-stocks/

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Amendments to China's Anti-Unfair Competition Law Broadens the Scope of Commercial Bribery, Imposes Vicarious Liability, and Increases Penalties.  The Amended law: (1) redefines commercial bribery in a broader yet more precise manner; (2) expressly imposes vicarious liability on employers; and (3) increases administrative penalties.

Ropes & Gray LLP - Mimi Yang, David Y. Chen and Lily Qian/Lexology: https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=7b266d1e-d51e-4874-ac40-2635a1d296b0

Pakistan top problem / Asian leadership forum / Hong Kong sweeteners

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'Corruption is top problem for doing business in Pakistan'.  The Global Competitiveness Report 2017-18 identifies corruption as the most problematic factor for doing business in Pakistan, followed by tax rates, government instability/coups and crime and thefts.

Mubarak Zeb Khan/Dawn: https://www.dawn.com/news/1360255

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Experts discuss public governance at Asian leadership forum.  Asian civil servants and political figures together with representatives of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development secretariat discussed innovative solutions and shared best practices in administrative reforms at the Asian Leadership Forum, held at the 2017 EROPA (Eastern Regional Organisation for Public Administration) General Assembly annual conference in Seoul.

Yerbolat Uatkhanov/The Astana Times: http://astanatimes.com/2017/09/experts-discuss-public-governance-at-asian-leadership-forum/

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'Sweeteners and secret deals' spelled out in Hong Kong trial.  Former chief executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen was "sweetened" and "hopelessly compromised" by a HK$3 million tailor-made penthouse renovation from broadcaster Wave Media, according to the opening statement by the prosecution to the High Court.

Phoebe Ng/The Standard: http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=187925&sid=11

Asset recovery forum / Whistleblower support / Asia-Pacific call

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Global Forum on Asset Recovery.  The inaugural Global Forum on Asset Recovery (GFAR) will be held in Washington, DC, December 4th to 6th, 2017, hosted by the United Kingdom and the United States with support from the Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR), an initiative of The World Bank and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative: http://star.worldbank.org/star/about-us/global-forum-asset-recovery-gfar

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How China and the US are emboldening whistle-blowers in the fight against corporate corruption.  Support from China's anti-corruption campaign and millions in rewards offered by America have seen a surge in whistle-blowers from the mainland and Hong Kong, encouraged in particular by the GSK case

Andy Rickman/South China Morning Post: http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2121681/how-china-and-us-are-emboldening-whistle-blowers-fight?utm_content=bufferc1688&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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Calls for stronger anti-corruption drives in Asia-Pacific.Anti-corruption organizations in the Asia-Pacific region need to make efforts to materialize people's desire for a transparent society, said Pak Un-jong, chairwoman of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC), which co-hosted the 9th Regional Anti-Corruption Conference of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) under the auspices of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific at the Millennium Seoul Hilton hotel.

Kim Rahn/The Korea Times: http://m.koreatimes.co.kr/phone/news/view.jsp?req_newsidx=239349

A message from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) of Indonesia on the 5th Anniversary of the Jakarta Principles

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27 November 2017
Dear Colleagues,
On this date, five years ago, we gathered in Jakarta to discuss a set of "Principles for Anti-Corruption Agencies" to promote and strengthen the independence and effectiveness of anti-corruption agencies (ACA). We reviewed and discussed country experiences from around the world, challenges faced by ACAs, and key requirements for ensuring the independence and effectiveness of ACAs. And finally, we recommended a set of principles for anti-corruption agencies known as the Jakarta Principles.
On 9 November 2017, on the margins of the Conference of State Parties to the UNCAC, Indonesia, Romania, France and Burkina Faso together with Transparency International, UNODC, and UNDP held a special event on "Revisiting the Jakarta Principles: Strengthening Anti-Corruption Agencies' Independence and Effectiveness".
The panel discussion recommended that all State parties use the Jakarta Principles as a guiding framework in defining the work of anti-corruption agencies and respect those principles at all times. The outcome of the discussion also highlighted the role of anti-corruption authorities, civil society organisations and international organisations, such as UNODC and UNDP, to advocate for the operationalisation of the Jakarta Principles.
Despite the common adoption of the Jakarta Principles, there is no mechanism to monitor the compliance towards the Jakarta Principles or to Articles 6 and 36 of the UNCAC. As the criminals (corruptors) are fighting back, they try to jeopardize the independence of anti-corruption agencies and to intimidate the leaders and officers of ACAs.
Below are examples of challenges and obstacles faced by anti-corruption agencies that may imperil them to work effectively and independently:
1. 'We don't feel safe': Afghan anti-graft officials demand protection:  http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/-we-don-t-feel-safe---afghan-anti-graft-officials-demand-protection-9397434
2. Eight men, including army doctor, charged over murder of Malaysian prosecutor Kevin Morais: http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/8-men-including-army-doctor-charged-over-murder-of-malaysian-prosecutor-kevin-morais
3. Gunmen attack Nigeria corruption agency offices: http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-40829058
4. Indonesian anti-corruption investigator injured in acid attack calls for the fight to continue: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-26/investigator-injured-in-acid-attack-rallies-anti-graft-efforts/8746248
5. Bringing in the scalps: the woman leading Romania's war on corruption: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/04/woman-leading-war-on-corruption-romania
Therefore, to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the Jakarta Principles, we would like to invite all governments to show their commitment to effectively fight against corruption through the establishment of strong anticorruption agencies/authorities in accordance with the Jakarta Principles.
Finally, we also would like to wish you the best of luck in your effort against corruption!
Best regards,
Laode M Syarif
Commissioner
Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)
Jakarta, Indonesia