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Export Credit Guarantee Department Corruption Information - Public Sources

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Publication Date

Publisher 
OCG bribery probe well under way  14 July 2009   The Gleaner 
Mabey & Johnson agrees corruption plea bargain with Serious Fraud Office  8 July 2009   The Guardian 
The BAE bribery fiasco continues  30 October 2008   Corporate Watch 
Britain's failure to tackle corruption damned amid new claims against BAE• Arms giant accused of fraud over Saudi deals • International monitors put UK ministers in dock  18 October 2008   The Guardian 
Britain's dirty business  6 April 2008   Times Online 
Court battle over secret export commissions claims  2 January 2008   The Guardian 
NGOs Walk Out of OECD Meeting on Official Export Credits  5 December 2007   Fern 
COMBATING INTERNATIONAL CORRUPTION: UK ACTION PLAN FOR 2006/07 – ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT  1 October 2007   Department for International Development (UK) 
Murky world of western oil interests in Africa  7 August 2006   Financial Times 
Shell project faces tax haven criticisms  31 July 2006   Accountancy Age 
Shell's Bermuda arm seeks money from UK taxpayers  30 July 2006   The Observer 
MPs hit at 'wasted time and money' of export guarantees  26 July 2006   The Daily Telegraph 
The Export Credits Guarantee Department is criticised for wasting tax payers’ money.  25 July 2006   Business Credit Management 
House of Commons Trade and Industry Committee, Export Credits Guarantee Department's bribery rules, Fifth Report of Session 2005-2006  25 July 2006   UK Parliament 
Consultation on ECGD's Anti-Bribery and Corruption procedures  9 June 2006   Business Credit Management 
Fraud and White Collar Crime: Corruption Control  5 June 2006   Legal Week 
BAE 'must improve laggard reputation'  5 April 2006   Financial Times 
BAE ordered to name payment agents  17 March 2006   The Guardian 
Agency to boost anti-corruption  16 March 2006   BBC News 
THE GOVERNMENT'S FINAL RESPONSE TO ECGD'S CONSULTATION ON CHANGES TO ITS ANTI-BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION PROCEDURES INTRODUCED IN DECEMBER 2004  16 March 2006   Export Credits Guarantee Department 
FINAL GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO CONSULTATION ON ECGD'S ANTI-BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION PROCEDURES PUBLISHED  16 March 2006   Export Credits Guarantee Department 
Final Government Response To Consultation On ECGD's Anti-Bribery and Corruption Procedures Published  16 March 2006   ECGD 
Significant victory for the fight against corruption: Export Credit Guarantee Department re-improves its anti-corruption procedures  15 March 2006   The Corner House 
British family firm accused of getting rich by building bridges to nowhere  20 December 2005   The Guardian 
Hansard: Export Credit Guarantee Department  28 November 2005   Hansard 
UNICORN ECA Anti-bribery Index (2005)  1 September 2005   UNICORN: A Trade Union Anti-corruption Network 
Philippine anti-graft group accuses govt of corruption in bridge project  8 August 2005   Xinhua 
UK backs oil firm despite bribery inquiry: Halliburton arm gets $ 10m DTI loan guarantee  21 June 2005   The Guardian 
Roundup: Bribes: Minister defends controls  24 February 2005   The Guardian 
British companies fuel corruption in Africa  10 February 2005   The Guardian 
Dodgy dealing: corruption in the arms trade  1 February 2005   Campaign against the arms trade 
Firms can keep secret agents: Minister persuaded to ease anti-bribery rules  25 January 2005   The Guardian 
Firms can keep secret agents  25 January 2005   The Guardian 
Corner House Double Victory on UK Government Department's Anti-Bribery Rules and Public Interest Litigation  25 January 2005   The Corner House 
Industry keen to distance itself from taint of corruption:  14 January 2005   The Financial Times 
Judicial Review Brings Export Credit Agency U-Turn  13 January 2005   UNICORN 
Mark Thomas finds corruption sadly unregulated; UK arms firms will get advance warning of any SFO investigation for corruption. This is like the police telling crack dealers that the sniffer dog has a cold, so they'll pop round later.  1 January 2005   New Statesman 
Hewitt 'weakened rules against corporate graft'  23 December 2004   The Guardian (London) - Final Edition 
Secret £1bn deal to insure Saudi arms contract  14 December 2004   The Guardian 
Export Credits Guarantee Department (File on Four Transcript)  30 November 2004   BBC 
WEIR PLAYS DOWN THREAT OF BEING BLACKLISTED  2 August 2004   The Scotsman 
Nigeria; Alleged $180m TSKJ Bribe: Groups to Join Paris Investigation, US Exim Chairman Diverts Letter  18 May 2004   Vanguard 
New Procedures On Bribery And Corruption In Export Deals Announced By ECGD  11 April 2004   Export Credit Guarantee Department 
The Export Credits Guarantee Department’s new measures to combat bribery and corruption in export deals  7 April 2004   HerbertSmith 
NEW PROCEDURES ON BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION IN EXPORT DEALS ANNOUNCED BY ECGD  1 April 2004   Hermes Database 
Worse Than the World Bank? Export Credit Agencies--The Secret Engine of Globalization  1 December 2003   Foodfirst 
Underwriting Bribery: Export Credit Agencies and Corruption  1 December 2003   The Cornerhouse 
Summary: Underwriting Bribery: Export Credit Agencies and Corruption  1 December 2003   The Cornerhouse 
Brief on ECAs, EDC and corruption  1 December 2003   Halifax Initiative 
Turning a Blind Eye: Corruption and the UK Export Credits Guarantee Department  18 June 2003   Cornerhouse 
The political influence of arms companies  1 April 2003   CAAT 
Rolls-Royce accused of bribery  2 February 2003   The Observer 
The questions taxpayers must ask  2 February 2003   The Observer 
Turkish dam report attacked  10 March 2001   Financial Times 
Documents Obtained Under the Freedom of Information Act Regarding 'Bridges to Nowhere' in the Philippines    The Guardian 

 

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