On 21 March 2019, the Russian general prosecutor's office
published the corporate bribery enforcement statistics for 2018.
These statistics show enforcement activity on the level of 2017,
with a continuous focus on small and mid-scale bribery in the
day-to-day operations of Russian companies. The legislator on the
other hand intensified its anti-corruption efforts in 2018/2019
– in particular by extending the scope of corporate liability
and introducing self-reporting rules for companies. Another trend
is that, also in the Russian enforcement practice, the taking of
anti-corruption measures by companies is becoming increasingly
important. The key developments in the last year can be summarized
as follows:
