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US Foreign Bribery Penalties for Drugmakers May Lack Bite

29.10.2012 - Global drugmakers are paying tens of millions of dollars to settle U.S. allegations that they bribed their way across emerging markets, but harsher penalties may be needed to deter...

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Pfizer Settles Foreign Bribery Case with US Government

07.08.2012 - Pfizer has agreed to pay $60.2 million to settle a U.S. government probe of the drugmaker's alleged use of illegal payments to win business overseas, according to the U.S...

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Nigeria President Replaces Execs of State Oil NNPC

27.06.2012 - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is replacing the managing director of state oil company Nigerian National Petroleum Corp (NNPC) and three other senior directors on Tuesday, a...

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Greek Health System Crumbles under Weight of Crisis

15.06.2012 - Greece's rundown state hospitals are cutting off vital drugs, limiting non-urgent operations and rationing even basic medical materials for exhausted doctors as a combination of...