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Keppel scandal holds lessons for Singapore Inc

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Published Thu, Jan 4, 2018 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    SINGAPORE Inc's rejection of corruption in business cannot be anything but unequivocal, yet the realities of operating overseas in markets and sectors where such lines are not so clearly drawn pose real challenges for local companies, observers say.

    Nothing illustrates this more clearly than the recent hefty US$422 million fines imposed on Keppel Corporation's offshore and marine unit, Keppel Offshore & Marine (KOM), for making corrupt payments in Brazil.

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