The OECD said yesterday that Azerbaijan should be more proactive against corruption

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released a statement yesterday saying that Azerbaijan “should be more proactive against corruption”.

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The link to the full statement (which in turn incorporates a link to the OECD’s full report on Azerbaijan) is below.

Azerbaijan should be more proactive against corruption

31/10/2013 – Azerbaijan must do more to enforce recently introduced anti-corruption laws and to ensure law enforcement has the resources to prosecute complex corruption crimes, says a new OECD report.

The report commends Azerbaijan for introducing major reforms since its last review in 2010, including important laws against corruption and strengthening the Anti-Corruption Prosecution Department. Without proper enforcement, however, progress may stall. (…)