Asia Times
Alan Boyd Sydney, September 18, 2018 11:24 AM (UTC+8)
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http://www.atimes.com/article/next-trade-war-front-export-bribery/New OECD and Transparency International report shows most Asian countries fail to punish payment of export bribes. It's only a matter of time before Donald Trump takes notice
Asia’s leading economies have been criticized for their failure to punish companies that pay export bribes, with the problem expected to become worse as the global trade war boosts competition in shrinking markets.
Japan, China, South Korea, Russia, Singapore, Hong Kong and India all do little or nothing to prevent corruption by firms in their trade dealings, according to studies by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and Transparency International.
In the Pacific, Australia has moderate enforcement and New Zealand a limited response.