China, Japan and India lag behind in international bribery battle

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Transparency International's "Exporting Corruption 2020" report lists only four countries worldwide as practicing "active" enforcement against bribery of foreign public officials. © Reuters

KENTARO IWAMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

SINGAPORE -- Asia's largest economies including China, Japan and India are among the least active enforcers against bribery in international business, a study by Transparency International has determined -- a warning flag for countries that play key roles in global trade.

In a report titled "Exporting Corruption 2020," released on Tuesday, the Germany-based nongovernmental organization rated 47 economies that account for 83% of the world's exports, based on anti-corruption metrics such as the number of investigations commenced and the number of cases concluded with sanctions.

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