Switzerland must step up its anti-corruption efforts and provide better protection for whistleblowers, while increasing fines for guilty firms, an OECD anti-bribery group says. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "We are here because (these) two long-standing recommendations, dating back 20 years, have still not been implemented by Switzerland. Yet these are crucial to the successful fight against corruption," Kathleen Roussel, chair of the OECD Working Group on Bribery, told reporters on Tuesday after a visit to Bern. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reaffirms what the Swiss Federal Audit Office said in an audit published last April. The OECD says it recognises Switzerland's active role in prosecuting cases of foreign bribery, thanks in particular to the commitment of the Swiss Federal Prosecution Service (MPC) and the cantonal authorities. But it underlines the importance of Switzerland adopting these two essential ...
