GlaxoSmithKline fined £297m over Chinese bribery allegations

Posted on 19 Sep 2014 by Callum Bentley

British pharmaceutical manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline has been fined £297m in relation to allegations of bribery in China.

A statement released by GSK said that, according to Chinese law, the company had “offered money or property to non-government personnel in order to obtain improper commercial gains, and been found guilty of bribing non-government personnel.” The guilty verdict, handed down in Changsha Intermediate People’s Court in Hunan Province, China, means the firm will pay…

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