Cusco joins Peru's growing Public Finance Management Experts Network
Peru's pioneering Public Finance Management Experts Network has continued to expand, with the Andean city of Cusco being the latest to join.
Hands-on training for Ecuadorian anti-corruption practitioners
Experts from the Basel Institute’s International Centre for Asset Recovery and country office in Peru conducted a Financial Investigations and Asset Recovery training workshop in Quito, Ecuador from 6–10 May 2019.
New specialised courts to apply novel extinción de dominio legislation in Peru
The High Court of Piura in northwestern Peru has announced it will set up a specialised court for cases relating to a new law on extinción de dominio (which roughly translates as "extinction of possession"), a form of non-conviction-based asset forfeiture.
USD27 million in stolen assets recovered in 4 months by Kenyan authorities with Basel Institute support
Kenya's Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has recovered 19 corruptly acquired assets worth KES 2,730,571,000 (over USD 27 million) in the first four months of 2019 alone. The assets – a mix of cash and landed properties, including a fire station, Kenya Railways land and a beachfront property – are being returned to the public treasury, along with significant fines paid by individuals convicted of corruption and bribery.
Graduate in Public Finance Management diploma awarded scholarship for further study
The story of José Velásquez, former student of the Public Finance Management Diploma of our SECO-funded Subnational Public Finance Management Programme in Peru, offers an insight into how smart initiatives to build capacity among public servants can have a real impact. José has won a scholarship to continue his studies at the University of Chile. He plans to return afterwards to his home country in order to apply his new skills and knowledge to improve public financial management processes in Peru.
Collective Action – round-up of the year
Introduction by Gemma Aiolfi, Head of Collective Action, Compliance and Corporate Governance at the Basel Institute on Governance:
Basel Institute newsletter – March 2019
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Introduction by Gretta Fenner, Managing Director, Basel Institute on Governance:
Basel Institute newsletter – December 2018
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Introduction by Gretta Fenner, Managing Director, Basel Institute on Governance:
It’s been a great year is the title of our fourth and last newsletter of this year.
That may sound cynical. We have seen more and even bigger corruption scandals revealed, money laundering risks are on the rise, and journalists around the world have lost their lives over reporting about corruption. This is anything but great.
Basel Institute newsletter – August 2018
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Introduction from Gretta Fenner, Managing Director, Basel Institute on Governance:
Social norms and corruption research published in book on Corruption, Social Sciences and the Law
A summary of groundbreaking research into social norms and attitudes towards corruption by our Public Governance team has been published in Ellis, Jane (ed.) Corruption, Social Sciences and the Law – Exploration across the disciplines. Published by Routledge, the book is part of a series entitled The Law of Financial Crime.