An Australian banknote firm part-owned by the country’s central bank used agents who were willing to pay bribes and supply prostitutes to foreign officials to win supply contracts, reports said on Monday.
Securency International, which produces polymer banknotes, is being investigated by the Australian federal police over whether its agents paid kickbacks to foreign government officials.
The police did not specify the countries involved but they are believed to include Nigeria, Malaysia and Vietnam.
“We treat foreign bribe matters extremely seriously,” a police spokeswoman said on Monday, adding that she was unable to discuss ongoing investigations.
The latest allegations come from an unnamed witness to the police probe, a former employee of Securency, who told journalists he kept a diary of instances of apparent misconduct.