An illuminating new report by our OECD partners on Responsible Business Conduct and Anti-Corruption Compliance in Southeast Asia illustrates three points we have long emphasised at the Basel Institute.
** Update: After this blog was published, FinCEN announced an extension to the comment period for the proposed regulation on transactions to and from so-called unhosted wallets. See details here.**
Business, conservation, anti-corruption, global trade, compliance and risk management. International law, organised crime enforcement, standard-setting, political economy analysis and social norms. The inaugural Corrupting the Environment dialogue used all these lenses to examine the “vicious triangle” that undermines sustainable development: corruption, illicit trade and environmental degradation.
We are delighted about the signing of a trilateral agreement on the return of illicitly acquired assets to Peru.
The next Cryptocurrencies and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Training course, scheduled to take place online from 8–11 February, is now open for registration.
The Ghana Integrity Initiative is leading a multi-stakeholder project aimed at setting standards for government procurement in Ghana during and after the health crisis. As part of the project, GII is engaging with diverse stakeholder groups collaboratively to develop a study report and make recommendations to the government and private sector to ensure inclusiveness, effectiveness, efficiency, integrity, transparency and accountability in government emergency response now and in the future.
Last updated: 16.03.2021
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This project aimed to create and implement 10 service delivery charters for government licensing and approval authorities through a Collective Action approach.
Service delivery charters (SDCs) are a tool to promote integrity and efficiency in the provision of public services such as vehicle licensing or business permitting. They help to close the critical knowledge gap between service providers and service users, for example about the cost or timescale of a particular service. These kinds of knowledge gaps make public services vulnerable to corruption.
Last updated: 16.03.2021
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This case study and Q&A looks at a recent UK Business Integrity Initiative-funded project in Ghana to create and implement 10 service delivery charters for government licensing and approval authorities through a Collective Action approach. The project was carried out by the Ghana Integrity Initiative, which is the local chapter of Transparency International, in collaboration with the Private Enterprise Federation.
This practical guide by CIPE’s Anti-Corruption & Governance Center is aimed at helping companies in emerging markets to understand and apply the basic principles and practices of global compliance standards.
It contains real-world examples and practical recommendations for business leaders on compliance and business integrity, including codes of conduct.
Step 8 focuses on how companies can strengthen their integrity and compliance by engaging in Collective Action.
A Swiss-funded programme to strengthen public finance management at the local and regional levels in Peru has entered its second phase, with a virtual launch event gathering high-level diplomats and subnational government leaders.