World Bank: A South Asian power transmission company excluded by the World Bank
France: Opening of an investigation into suspicions of match-fixing at Roland-Garros
France: Complaint filed to the French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office against multiple banks for aggravated laundering and concealment of corruption
France: ESG reporting better taken into account by French companies in 2020
France: French and European companies must be vigilant regarding the respect of human rights by their Chinese suppliers towards the Uyghurs
France: The French public transparency authority (HATVP) would get a budget increase in 2021
United-Kingdom: Former Unaoil executive sentenced over bribery charges
European Union: European Commission acknowledges France’s progress in the fight against corruption in a report on the rule of law

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Argentina: New corruption charges brought against former Argentinean President Cristina Kirchner
France: The Human Rights Commission recommends better protection for whistleblowers
World: Entry into force of the latest version of the Equator Principles
World: The World Bank recalls the importance of the fight against corruption
Papua New Guinea: Rio Tinto accused of violating human rights in Bougainville
European Union: Greco encourages France regarding its progress in corruption prevention

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United Arab Emirates: According to press reports, UAE Central Bank would have failed to prevent Iran sanctions evasion
United States: Camden County sued for withholding public documents related to Spaceport Camden project
United States: OFAC sanctions six Iranian individuals and entities for their responsibility in human rights violations
United States: Intel has been granted licenses to supply some products to Huawei
United States: U.S. Federal Court blocks TikTok restrictions temporarily
United States: Export restrictions against a Chinese manufacturer of semiconductors
United States: OFAC issues Global Magnitsky General Licence
United States: OFAC issues FAQ related to transactions with Hong-Kong officials
European Union: European Court of Justice rejects Rosneft’s appeal against sanctions on Russian strategic companies

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United States: TikTok avoids ban in the United States by agreeing to a joint venture, meanwhile WeChat’s future is still uncertain
United States: U.S. Administration announces the return of sanctions against Iran’s nuclear program
United States: New sanctions against Iranian cybercriminal group
Europe: Arms exports, Remarks by the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the EP plenary
France: The Court of Cassation sends a preliminary question to the ECJ on the ability of creditors to initiate proceedings against assets frozen by EU sanctions programs
World: Amnesty International highlights European companies’ involvement in Chinese surveillance

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Brazil:The Casino group has been asked to reformulate its vigilance plan in relation to deforestation in the Amazon region
Brazil: Volkswagen signs an agreement with the Brazilian Justice for the compensation of victims of the Brazilian dictatorship
United States: Sargeant Marine agreed to pay a USD 16 million fine to put an end to corruption charges in South America
United States: Former oil trading company executive accused of corruption and money laundering
United States: SEC votes to amend whistleblower-award rules
United States: Six people charged with corruption in connection with Amazon
France:The Paris Court of Appeal dismisses the annulment appeal of an arbitral award by Samwell International Holdings Ltd. in a case against Airbus
France: AFA publishes the results of a survey on anti-corruption measures in companies
France: BNP Paribas investigated for complicity in crimes against humanity in Sudan
United Kingdom: U.K. Home Office takes new series of measures to tackle modern slavery in supply chains
Switzerland: Prison sentences required against two football world leaders for unfair management

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Germany: EY reports “regrets” in Wirecard case
United States: Boeing audited on its compliance and ethics practices over lunar lander bid
United States: Completion of the three year supervision program of Volkswagen AG
France: Cooperation agreement between the AMF and the AFA to combat breaches of integrity
France: BrightHouse and BCG GAMMA’s Social Commitment Index reveals a statistical link between company’s social commitment and its financial results
France: MEDEF publishes the 2020 edition of the national barometer of perception of CSR in companies
France: The French Anti-Corruption Agency publishes its 2020 guide on gifts and invitations
World: World Bank rules out Spanish company guilty of fraud and collusion
World: Publication of guidelines encouraging companies to link anti-bribery and human rights compliance programs

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Germany: The FDP promotes the adoption of a German-style Global Magnitsky Act
Europe: E3 reaffirm commitment to the JCPOA
Europe: Draft of the new human rights sanctions regulations
United States: Russia-linked individuals added to the SDN List
Greece: Greece Prime Minister warns Turkey of EU sanctions
World: ICJ hears preliminary objections in Iran v United States
European Union: Sanctions against violations of territorial integrity of Ukraine extended for 6 more months

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Ecuador: The former president Rafael Correa’s sentence confirmed by the Supreme Court of Cassation
United States: Company reports to SEC on corrupt practices in Chinese unit
France: UFC-Que Choisir and Sherpa file a complaint against Samsung for non-compliance with its ethical commitments
World: European companies show the best CSR performance
UN: Publication of a report on measures taken by companies to prevent human rights abuses in conflict-affected regions
United Kingdom: The Director of the Serious Fraud Office communicates the main orientations of the investigation agency at the Cambridge Symposium
United Kingdom: Nigeria obtains additional reprieve in gas dispute
United Kingdom: Former executives from G4S charged with defrauding the UK Ministry of Justice

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United States: DOJ seizes two domain names affiliated to the Iraqi-Hezbollah
United States: United States Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security fined Nordic Maritime 31 million dollars
United States: Two members of the International Criminal Court on SDN list
European Union: Additional sanctions against Russia considered by the EU following Alexei Navany’s poisoning

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South Africa : Presidency sets up committee to investigate corruption in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
Australia : Rio Tinto executives stripped of bonuses over destruction of aboriginal site
Spain : A Spanish whistleblower calls for enforcement of EU directive
United States : Publication of the first advisory opinion on the implementation of the FCPA in six years
United States : Investigation against pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson for FCPA violation
United States : Sculptor Capital Management Inc. agrees to indemnify investors affected by a corruption scheme involving the investment firm
United States : Herbalife reaches agreement with DOJ and SEC to resolve FCPA-related prosecution
United States : Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sued for fraud against the Medicare health insurance system
United States : World Acceptance Corporation pays SEC USD 21.7 million to resolve FCPA offenses
France : Former high-ranking official targeted by a corruption complaint in Guinea
France : The cement maker Lafarge at the center of an investigation from the Paris’ prosecutors on the account of “suspicious of polluting the Seine”
Malaysia : Former Malaysian Prime Minister sentenced to twelve years in prison in 1MDB corruption trial
Mexico : Mexican president accused of corruption
World : The World Bank and anti-corruption NGOs warn governments of the increased risk of corruption that accompanies economic stimulus packages
UN : Kenyan workers file a complaint against Unilever at the UN
United Kingdom : Consultation launched on a new law requiring companies to carry out due diligence to prevent deforestation
United Kingdom : Former Unaoil executive sentenced to prison for corruption
United Kingdom : Former Airbus subsidiary suspected of corruption

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