Despite differing degrees of implementation amongst its members, the OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions (Working Group) made considerable progress in 2021. Recently, the Working Group published the 2021 Annual Report, which serves as an annual update of the Working Group's 2021 activities and achievements. Four countries underwent Phase 4 monitoring reviews, which assessed the effectiveness of legal and institutional frameworks for combating foreign bribery, and eight countries provided written follow-up reports on progress made in implementing recommendations. The reviews showed that members have made significant headway in key areas like whistle-blower protection, with numerous countries reinforcing their legal frameworks for protecting reporting persons and promoting a whistleblowing culture. Some countries continue to lag behind in areas like corporate liability, and the Working Group made recommendations to help overcome these obstacles.

American technology giant Oracle Corporation agreed to pay the SEC $22.9 million to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Turkey, India, and the United Arab Emirates through subsidiaries that created and used slush funds to bribe foreign officials in return for business. In August 2012, Oracle paid a $2 million civil penalty to the SEC to settle FCPA charges arising from a slush fund in India.