Bribes and business: How to stop the rot?

Nigeria has known other corruption scandals, but the latest one blows the whistle on a whopping $29 billion worth of siphoned gas revenues over ten years. François Picard’s panel looks at the foreign companies allegedly implicated and why France is being singled out for failing to crack down on corporate bribes to foreign officials.

DEBATE

Patrick SMITH. Editor-in-Chief, The Africa Report;
Frederick T DAVIS. Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP;
Patrick MOULETTE. Anti-Corruption Division Chief, OECD;
Lai YAHAYA. Lawyer, economist and policy entrepreneur, TransparentAid (from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia).

Produced by Anelise Borges, François Picard, Mary Colombel, Cristopher Davis.

Watch the second part here.

Presenter

François Picard

24/12/2010 - THE DEBATE

Luxury goods - Return of the Bling

Money can’t buy you happiness they say... but it will buy you a Luis Vuitton handbag or a Rolex watch , a vintage car or a beautiful Hermes scarf..Tonight we're talking Luxury and lots of it. It’s a global industry worth a cool TRILLION euros according to the Boston Consulting Group and one which has bounced back defiantly following the global recession…

22/12/2010 - THE DEBATE

The best of culture 2010 (Part 2)

Were looking back at the major cultural events of 2010. Who made it big at the box office? Who's song made it on to everyone's ipod? who's the new enfant terrible of the artworld...

22/12/2010 - THE DEBATE

The best of culture in 2010

We look back at the major cultural events of 2010. Who made it big at the box office? Whose song made it onto everyone's iPod? And who's the new enfant terrible of the art world?

(2) comments

21/12/2010 - THE DEBATE

Property : Beware the bubble (part 2)

The global economic slowdown has been accompanied by some pretty horrific real estate stories. From Dublin to Madrid to Dubai house prices have crashed, leaving investors spooked. So is investing in property still viable? If so, where are the next property hot spots? Laura Baines and guests discuss.