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Suspending the FCPA will complicate global anti-corruption work

US Vance President JD Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) applaud as US President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Will UK and Europe step up to the plate after Trump’s suspension of crucial anti-corruption legislation, asks Tony McClements?

Let me first nail my colors to the mast. I’m not a huge fan of Donald Trump “the man”, but I do have a begrudging respect for some of the policies he is implementing.

That does not extend to his recent suspension of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)

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