Since 1977, the U.S. has had a federal law — the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 — that prohibits American companies from offering bribes to foreign government officials to win contracts abroad.
The pause and the review is being seen as a relief to the Adani Group but it remains to be seen what stand the DoJ takes after the six month review period.
The United States received a score of 65 out of 100, its worst rating since the list was first established in 2012. In the annual rankings, the U.S. was 28th on the list, tied with the Bahamas. It was ...