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Airbus Faces Highest Ever Fine Of $4 Billion Following Bribery Probe

Lawstreet Journal 29 Jan 2020 11:31pm

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Following a crippling three-year probe into allegations of bribery and corruption over jetliner sales, Airbus has unveiled a preliminary deal with French, British and U.S. authorities which, pending approval by courts will cost the commercial jet market giant approximately $4 billion in fines as reported on January 28, 2020.

Court hearings in France, Britain and the United States are expected to take place on January 31, 2020. The deal, if approved by courts is expected to allow Airbus to avoid criminal charges that risked banning the company from public contracts in the United States and European Union. 

Announcing the tentative agreement, Airbus said that it would add a provision of 3.6 billion Euros ($3.96 billion) in its 2019 earnings if the deal wins approval. 

The European planemaker faced U.S. investigations over suspected violations of export controls. The French and British authorities have been investigating the company for suspected corruption over jet sales dating back over a decade. 

Anti-corruption experts believe that the deal is the largest ever bribery case. Vertical Research Partners' Analyst Rob Stallard reportedly said, “Sorting out the fraud investigation is likely to remove a major overhang for the company”. As Airbus faced uncertainty over the fines, other noted plans for a new share buyback have been postponed.

Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) launched its probe in August, 2016 which was followed seven months later by France’s Parquet National Financier (PNF) after the firm alerted regulators to misleading and incomplete declarations made to Britain’s export credit agency over payments to sale agents. The firm employs more than… Continue Reading...


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