(October 1, 2002) Scandal rages around alleged bribery in Lesotho, where the World Bank is financing Africa’s largest water project.
Canadian engineering multinational to be sentenced today in world’s largest corruption case
(October 1, 2002) Canadian engineering multinational Acres International is expected to be sentenced today in Lesotho’s High Court.
Canadian Acres caught in Lesotho bribing scandal
(October 1, 2002) In an unprecedented case, a Canadian engineering company has suffered the humiliation of being the first multinational to be fined for bribing its way into a World Bank-funded dam project in the small mountain kingdom of Lesotho.
ABB kan dömas för korruption
(September 29, 2002) Article appearing in Swedish newspaper examining ABB’s connection to the corruption trials in Lesotho.
Lesotho water a time bomb
(September 25, 2002) Besides Acres, Lesotho judicial authorities have also accused Italy’s Impregilo, French consortium Sogreah, Coyne and Cegelec, Spie Batignoles, Swiss-Swedish firm ABB, Germany’s Lahmeyer, Britain’s Alexander Gibb & Partners.
Letter to the Editor: Respect due to Lesotho’s judiciary
(September 24, 2002) It is time for the World Bank to take action against companies convicted of corruption. Declaring Acres ineligible to receive Bank-financed contracts is the way to start, says IRN’s Ryan Hoover.
Engineering firm found guilty of bribery in Lesotho
(September 24, 2002) Canadian engineering consulting firm Acres International has been found guilty by the Lesotho High Court of paying bribes to win contracts on a multi-billion dollar dam project, with sentencing expected in early October 2002.
Statement by South African Minister of Water Affairs on Lesotho judgement
(September 22, 2002) South African Minister of Water Affairs warmly congratulated his Lesotho counterpart, Minister of Natural Resources, following the conviction of Canadian firm, Acres International, by the Lesotho High Court.
Small place, big wave – A bribery conviction in Lesotho
(September 21, 2002) Corruption in Lesotho: A conviction for bribery could have a wide impact
“As It Happens” Interviews the World Bank and Patricia Adams
(September 19, 2002) The dam has broken wide open for a Canadian company doing business in Lesotho. Acres International was convicted of bribery in connection to a hydro dam they were building. Patricia Adams is the executive director for Probe International, an NGO following the case. She’s in Toronto.
Lesotho bribery case warning
(September 19, 2002) Acres International warns that its conviction for bribery by the Lesotho high court could jeopardise international construction companies’ operations in the developing world.
Warning after company convicted in Lesotho
(September 18, 2002) Acres International, the Canadian engineering consulting company, on Wednesday warned that its conviction for bribery by the Lesotho High Court could jeopardise international construction companies’ operations in the developing world.
Ex-diplomat helped funnel bribes: court
(September 18, 2002) Canada’s former consular representative in Lesotho was revealed this week to be at the centre of a bribery scandal that has seen a Canadian engineering firm convicted of bribery in order to win contracts on a massive hydroelectric dam project.
Canadian firm paid bribes to win Lesotho dam job
(September 18, 2002) The Lesotho verdict comes in a week when the newly formed African Union is meeting in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa to draw up a pan-African blueprint to fight corruption, which it says costs the continent an estimated $150 billion each year.
Canadian firm guilty of corruption in Africa
(September 18, 2002) If Western governments get tough with convicted bribers, multinational firms will get the message that corruption is costly, and that will spell the end of corruption on Third World development projects," said Probe International.
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