Business Corruption in Italy
Corruption is a major problem in Italy. The integrity of public officials is marred by their relationships with organised crime and businesses.
Public procurement, particularly infrastructure, presents a very high risk of corruption, as it involves large resources and exposes companies to organised crime.
Extortion
,
active
and
passive bribery
, bribing a foreign public official,
fraud
and
money laundering
are criminalised under the
Criminal Code of the Italian Republic
. The anti-corruption laws broaden the scope and punishment of corruption offences, and are generally implemented effectively. Italy is a signatory to the
OECD Convention
and has rejected the exception for
facilitation payments
.
November 2015
GAN Integrity Solutions
