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Old 1st Dec 2016, 16:49
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Originally Posted by pax britanica
And as for RR bribing people shurely not, they are British and only foreigners do that sort of thing.....
I am sorry, could you elaborate on this.

This is from Guardian/BBC investigation

Rolls-Royce plc, Britain’s leading manufacturing multinational, hired a network of agents to help it land lucrative contracts in at least 12 different countries around the world, sometimes allegedly using bribes.
https://www.theguardian.com/business...ajor-contracts

Talking tough and having an SFO doesn't imply British are not into giving bribes.

There are two clear examples of involvement with one country.

Augusta Westland was caught bribing and when India cancelled the AW101 order. Am I wrong? Should we blame it on Italians.

RR returned illegal agent commission to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to save the deal, because standing tall with tight lips didn't work with AW101 deal.
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