The new report of Transparency International, Exporting Corruption 2022, rates the performance of 47 leading global exporters, including 43 countries that are signatories to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Anti-Bribery Convention, in cracking down on foreign bribery by companies from their countries. Four leading non-OECD Convention exporters that are also assessed include China, India, Hong Kong SAR and Singapore. Despite a few breakthroughs, multinational companies bribing their way into foreign markets go largely unpunished, and victims’ compensation is rare.

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.