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Prosecutors in\u00a0China\u00a0received more than 600,000 inquiries about bribery involving companies or individuals in the first six months this year, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate said.<\/p>\n
The figure represents a 76.5 percent rise from the same period last year, as more government departments and trade associations are taking advantage of such inquiries to prevent possible corruption, Xinhua reported.<\/p>\n
More than 830,000 enterprises, institutions and more than 1.11 million individuals were inquired of.<\/p>\n
Since February 2012, procuratorates and government authorities have pushed for tighter market access for companies and individuals who had records of giving out bribes.<\/p>\n
The move has targeted construction projects, government procurement, public resources use, bank loans, purchase of pharmaceutical and medical equipment, transportation, commerce, and personnel management.<\/p>\n
Individuals, companies, or institutions will have their credit ratings lowered or licenses revoked, or even banned from their trade if found to have offered bribes to others.<\/p>\n
(Source: IANS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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