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Wal-Mart Stores said it will start disclosing directly to investors what it spends on lobbying on a state-by-state basis, responding to shareholder pressure to improve transparency on how the retailing giant seeks to influence public policy.
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US companies, including tech rivals Microsoft and Google , were among leading spenders on corporate lobbying in Brussels last year, a Reuters review of new data showed.
Last Updated: Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 22:35
Google Inc, already one of Washington`s biggest spenders, set a company record for its lobbying activity in the first quarter of 2015 when it spent $5.5 million, according to a government database.
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 15, 2015, 16:51
EU governments and institutions must adopt robust rules for powerful lobbies seeking to shape laws and policy or face the risk of corruption, anti-graft watchdog Transparency International warned Wednesday.
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According to the report, 2013 saw an increase of 16 percent in the collective expenditure than previous year.
Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 19:24
Google has yet again topped amongst the ten largest US technology companies in collectively spending more than 61 million dollars lobbying Washington in 2013, a report revealed.
Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 22:48
CBI sources said the agency would give details of examinations carried out by it in connection with 14 preliminary enquiries arising out of tapped conversations.
Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 23:08
CBI will approach Supreme Court soon seeking more time to probe intercepted communications of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia as it has lined up examination of some prominent journalists and business honchos whose conversations have come under scrutiny of the agency.
Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 22:03
Former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia has been questioned by CBI in connection with the ongoing probe related to her tapped telephone conversation with industrialists and others.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 13:52
Wal-Mart confirmed that it is footing the legal bills for executives touched by the corruption probe, but the company declined to give any specifics.
Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 23:59
The Chief Investigating Officer (CIO) in the 2G spectrum allocation case Tuesday told a Delhi court that he was not aware whether former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia used to do "lobbying" with Department of Telecom and other departments for the Tatas.
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