Business Corruption in Afghanistan

Companies face a very high risk of corruption across all sectors and institutions in Afghanistan. Businesses should expect to regularly encounter bribery sherini (sweetness), nepotism and cronyism . The high level of corruption negatively affects the delivery of public services and the overall development of the country. The Afghan Penal Code and the Law on Overseeing the Implementation of the Anti-Corruption Strategy criminalise active and passive bribery, embezzlement and abuse of functions in the public sector, but anti-corruption provisions are not adequately enforced. Facilitation payments and gifts ( baksheesh ) are prohibited but are common practice.

January 2016
GAN Integrity Solutions