▁in ▁Moscow ▁by ▁agree ing ▁to ▁not ▁bid ▁on ▁World ▁Bank ▁projects ▁for ▁two ▁years , ▁not ▁allowing ▁the ▁Russian ▁affili ate ▁to ▁do ▁any ▁World ▁Bank ▁fund ed ▁work ▁for ▁four ▁years , ▁and ▁setting ▁up ▁a ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁fund ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Bank ▁to ▁fund ▁anti - cor ruption ▁activities ▁over ▁ 1 5 ▁years , ▁over ▁which ▁the ▁World ▁Bank ▁had ▁v eto ▁and ▁aud it ▁rights ; ▁this ▁fund ▁became ▁the ▁" “ S iem ens ▁Integr ity ▁In iti ative ”. ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁pay ments ▁were ▁made ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁funds ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁in ▁a ▁tr anche ▁of ▁$ 4 0 ▁million . ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁set ▁of ▁projects ▁was ▁fund ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁total ing ▁$ 3 0 ▁million . ▁ ▁S iem ens ▁paid ▁N 7 ▁billion ▁to ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁government ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Greek ▁government ▁settled ▁the ▁Greek ▁b ri ber y ▁sc andal ▁for ▁ 3 3 0 ▁million ▁eu ros . ▁ ▁The ▁trial ▁of ▁the ▁persons ▁accused ▁of ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁sc andal ▁began ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 6 4 ▁individuals ▁are ▁accused , ▁both ▁Greek ▁and ▁German ▁national s . ▁The ▁central ▁figure ▁of ▁the ▁sc andal ▁however , ▁ex - S iem ens ▁chief ▁executive ▁in ▁Greece ▁Michael ▁Christ of or ak