Airbus says reached settlement with French prosecutor on Libya, Kazakhstan bribery probe
PARIS,
Nov 24 (Reuters) - Airbus has reached a settlement with the French
financial prosecutor (PNF) concerning judicial investigations related to
Libya and Kazakhstan, an Airbus spokesperson said on Thursday,
confirming a report by news agency AFP.
It said the agreement is now subject to court approval.
Last month, Airbus confirmed it was negotiating
a new bribery settlement with French authorities over past dealings in
Libya and Kazakhstan as an extension to a settlement struck in 2020
which included record fines against the planemaker.
The
initial agreement followed a four-year probe which originated in
Britain and later expanded to France and the United States, shedding
light on a network of middlemen and disguised payments.
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