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time. Findings More newspapers and newspaper readers help to alleviate the agency problem that underlies public corruption … press freedom, the number of newspapers and size of newspaper readership as joint determinants of public corruption.  … public officials. More prying eyes together with more newspaper readership make monitoring of public officials by the public …
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across Europe. Countries such as Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Hungary represent sizeable and potential markets. Thanks to … international managers. Consequently, this study focuses on the challenge of corruption encountered by international managers and … knowledge in the field of corruption in multinational corporations. Findings The results show the potential impact of corruption …
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fraud affecting the European Union (EU)'s financial interests in Romania. Design/methodology/approach – The paper explores … how the legislation is implemented in the process of Romania's accession to the EU, how it has been interpreted in case …
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experiences of two new Member States, Romania and the Czech Republic, in seeking to build effective anti‐fraud structures and to … officials of the European Anti‐Fraud Office (OLAF), as well as with officials in both Romania and the Czech Republic. A review …
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Reports a case study concerning two individual defendants, SK and F, who were intermediaries in a case of large‐scale fraud during the Gulf War; the Grupo Torras SA (GT) sued them in order to recover money lost, and the case illustrates the circumstances in which intermediaries can be held...
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Discusses the effect of globalisation of financial markets, especially the effects of international initiatives to improved financial probity and stability in offshore centres, with Jersey as the specific example. Argues that the effect on offshore centres is always positive, and that...
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Comments briefly on the OECD report on Guernsey as an Offshore Financial Centre, one which is emphatically not a Non‐Cooperative Country or Territory. Focuses on the misuse of corporate vehicles for illicit purposes, and outlines the main objectives of the Report to ensure proper access and...
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Describes briefly how France has recently adopted stricter rules for compliance in the fight against money laundering, and the role played by regulatory authorities in improving compliance; France was the first country to implement the FATF Recommendations in 2001, it has widened the scope of...
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to the free economy, and includes provisions for economic crime. Outlines its provisions for corruption, which are … Articles 109‐113 of the Polish Criminal Code. Concludes that the laws against both corruption and money laundering indicate …
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, pointing that conspiracy or attempt to commit corruption is now as culpable as the offence itself. Assesses how workable the …
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