SNC-Lavalin Settles Bribery Case for $1.5 Million; Revamps E&C Program
Engineering business SNC-Lavalin has reached a $1.5 million settlement with the African Development Bank Group to resolve practices by SNC-Lavalin International, a subsidiary of the company, in connection with certain bank-financed contracts in Mozambique and Uganda. The company said it also has signficantly enhanced its ethics and compliance program. More ...
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