Respond to the two unrelated questions:
a – Research “facilitating payments” (sometimes known as grease payments). In the United States, The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) permits facilitating payments. On the other hand, facilitating payments are prohibited under the United Kingdom’s Bribery Act of 2010. What are your thoughts? Should “facilitating payments” be prohibited by U.S. entities and individuals?
b- we are reviewing the “Corruption Perceptions Index” from Transparency International. Find the most recent CPI report (Go to https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2020/index/nzl). Where does the United States rank in the index? Does the US ranking surprise you? Would you expect the US to have a more corrupt ranking or a less corrupt ranking? Why?