ISO 37001 analysis / India defence deals / Pakistan property rights

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ISO 37001 – The Potential Impact of the New International Anti-Bribery Management System Standard (analysis). "Companies that do not adopt anti-corruption guidelines, particularly in nations where there are existing anti-bribery laws (such as the United States), run an ever greater risk of facing substantial fines in the event that they or their business associates are involved in corruption."

Eric Cottrell | Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP/JD Supra: http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/iso-37001-the-potential-impact-of-the-69322/

Lack of competitiveness, transparency led to corruption in defence deals says India minister.  There has been a spurt in cases of corruption in defence deals due to absence of competitiveness and transparency in the past, Union home minister Rajnath Singh said at an Associated Chambers of Commerce of India event in New Delhi.

Jaideep Shenoy/Times of India: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/lack-of-competitiveness-transparency-led-to-corruption-in-defence-deals-rajnath-singh/articleshow/55979371.cms

Pakistan behind most regional countries in property rights index.  Pakistan ranks 121 out of 128 countries in the International Property Rights Index 2016 Report.

Mansoor Ahmad/The News International: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/171615-Pakistan-ranks-below-most-regional-countries-in-property-rights-index

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