Etats-Unis : La banque suisse Julius Bear accepte de verser la somme de 79,7 millions de dollars pour mettre un terme à une enquête sur des suspicions de blanchiment d’argent et de corruption
Etats-Unis : Les autorités américaines mènent une enquête sur les activités de Pfizer en Chine
France : Mazars publie son Baromètre RSE 2020 des pratiques et tendances de reporting extra-financier en France
Japon : Kirin suspend le paiement des dividendes à son partenaire commercial au Myanmar lié à l’armée
Pérou : Le président destitué par les députés à la suite d’accusations de corruption
Royaume-Uni : Un lanceur d’alerte arrêté en Croatie attend le soutien du gouvernement britannique
Royaume-Uni : Le SFO obtient 1,2 million de livres sterling à la suite d’une enquête visant une propriété londonienne liée à l’affaire Petrobras
Suisse : La déduction de pots-de-vin des impôts interdite à partir de 2022
Vatican : La Secrétairerie d’Etat du Vatican impliquée dans un scandale financier

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World Bank: Two Chinese engineering companies debarred for 18 months by the World Bank
Canada: Landmark out-of-court settlement concluded by a mining company following allegations of human right violations
South Korea: Former president finally convicted of corruption
United States: US company agrees to pay a fine to the DOJ to end an FCPA investigation
United Nations: PRI unveil new requirements for the consideration of human rights by investors
World: Oxfam report highlights role of French banks in climate change
United Kingdom: The new operational orientations of the Serious Fraud Office in terms of DPA

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China: Foreign Ministry to impose sanctions to U.S. defense companies amidst Taiwanese arms deal
France: The defense industry is facing financing difficulties with French Banks in the context of a growing importance of compliance rules
European Union: Online database on exports of military items

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World Bank : The World Bank adopts the U.S. Department of Justice’s approach to assessing corporate compliance programs
Brazil : New evidence and new searches in the Petrobras case United States : Goldman Sachs reaches a USD 2.9 billion settlement with the DOJ and the SEC in the 1MDB case
France : Associations publish new report on Total’s activities in Uganda and Tanzania
United Nations : United Nations Secretary General alerts countries regarding new forms of corruption in times of health crisis
European Union : The European Central Bank strenghthens its whistleblower protection system
European Union : The European Parliament publishes a draft report on corporate duty of vigilance relating to the protection of human rights and the environment

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China : Adoption of the Export Control Law
United States : Trump would remove Sudan from the state sponsors of terrorism list
United States : Release of the National Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technologies
United States : Multinational conglomerate company Berkshire reached a settlement agreement with OFAC over violations of Iran-sanction program
New Zealand : Amendment of the catch-all provisions
United Kingdom : Publication of “Notice to exporters 2020/14 : sign up for the EU dual-use OGEL“
European Union : New initiative to address human rights violations and abuses worldwide

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France : EDF put on notice as part of a construction project in Mexico France: First report following the implementation of the ‘Pacte’ law
France: The French Anti-Corruption Agency submits its draft updated recommendations for public consultation
Peru : Corruption investigation opened against Peruvian president
Switzerland : Cramer & Cie Bank targeted by an investigation for money laundering in connection with the Petrobras affair
United Kingdom: Tesco stops sourcing from Kenyan supplier accused of human rights abuses
United Kingdom: UK NCP releases its initial assessment decision regarding the complaint filed against UK JCB for the use of its products in Israeli settlements
United States: J&F Investimentos pays USD 285 million to U.S. enforcement authorities to settle FCPA violations
World: More than three quarters of global trade impacted by corruption according to Transparency International

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China: Recent advances to the Export Control Law
European Union: EU Commission expands its guidance on Covid-19 humanitarian aid to Iran & Venezuela
European Union: Council decision on the promotion of effective arms export controls
European Union: A political agreement reached to set up new sanctions on Russia over the poisoning of Alexei Navalny
Europoean Union: EU to scale down bilateral cooperation with Belarussian authorities after having imposed sanctions on 40 Belarussian individuals
Germany: Bundesgerichtshof authorizes the extension of the pre-trial detention of a man accused of the fraudulent export of dual use goods
United Kingdom: The Export Control Joint Unit and the Department for International Trade publish their quarterly report
United Kingdom: Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation Releases Annual Report
United States: Clarification of the « see-though rule »
Turkey: Sanctions, suspension of arms exports permits and imports restriction towards the State

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Germany: Open joint letter from Dutch and German Parliaments regarding a European Magnitsky Act
United States: OFAC issues an advisory on potential sanctions risk on ransomware payments
United-States: Complaint against a U.S. executive order threatening the ICC
United States: Travel assistance services company Generali Global Assistance reached a settlement agreement with the OFAC
United States: A Dominican Republic Senator has filed a complaint requesting his delisting from U.S. sanctions
United-States: Guidance of the Department of State about products or services with surveillance capabilities

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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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