VOL. XLVI

No 8

24-February-2003

GENERAL

Oil Companies Could Face Boycott Over Corruption In Third World Countries, Says UK Minister

The UKs secretary for international development, Clare Short, said in an interview with The Guardian on 11 February that oil companies faced the risk of a consumer boycott similar to the one experienced by Shell over the disposal of the Brent Spar oil rig if they failed to join a global movement to eradicate corruption in developing countries by disclosing the...