With a six-month ban on enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), compliance should retreat from fear-based messaging and instead focus on why ethical practices make good business sense, experts say.

President Donald Trump has ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to place a six-month pause on enforcement of the FCPA, saying the law has been “stretched beyond proper bounds” and “abused” under Democratic leadership.

Aaron Nicodemus is the Editor-in-Chief of Compliance Week. He previously worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Law and as business editor at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass. Email: aaron.nicodemus@complianceweek.com LinkedIn:...