Sorghum, Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench, is known under a variety of names: great millet and guinea corn in West Africa, kafir corn in South Africa, dura in Sudan, mtama in eastern Africa, jowar in India and kaoliang in China (Purseglove, 1972).
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 is a United States federal law known primarily for two of its main provisions, one that addresses accounting transparency requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and another concerning bribery of foreign officials. The act was amended in 1988 and in 1998. As of 2012 there were continued congressional concerns. An ongoing debate asks whether FCPA enforcement discourages US companies from investing abroad.
The Act is expected to have a particular impact in the shipping and the oil and gas sectors, with the latter accounting for 18% of all prosecutions to date under the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and which is seen as a template for the UK Bribery Act.he Act is expected to have a significant impact on the shipping sector and on those engaged in international trade generally, not just the oil and gas sector. This is because it will have extraterritorial application and therefore it will apply to offences committed outside the UK.