The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development recently completed its reviews of the implementation and enforcement efforts in Belgium, New Zealand and Russia of the OECD’s Anti-Bribery Convention. The reports reveal that all three countries still have a long way to go to eradicate the bribery of foreign public officials involving international business transactions.

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...