[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":391},["ShallowReactive",2],{"topics-index":3,"topic-publications-public-financial-management-1":95,"topic-stories-public-financial-management-1":220,"topic-events-public-financial-management-1":227,"topic-news-public-financial-management-1":274,"topic-links":384},[4,13,28,33,42,50,60,69,75,83,91],{"slug":5,"name":6,"label":6,"total":7,"stories":8,"storyIds":9,"news":10,"publications":11,"events":12},"anti-money-laundering","Anti-Money Laundering",238,0,[],152,64,22,{"slug":14,"name":15,"label":15,"total":16,"stories":17,"storyIds":18,"news":25,"publications":26,"events":27},"asset-recovery-and-enforcement","Asset Recovery and Enforcement",675,6,[19,20,21,22,23,24],4,5,7,8,10,13,484,129,56,{"slug":29,"name":30,"label":30,"total":31,"stories":8,"storyIds":32,"news":31,"publications":8,"events":8},"basel-aml-index","Basel AML Index",37,[],{"slug":34,"name":35,"label":36,"total":37,"stories":8,"storyIds":38,"news":39,"publications":40,"events":41},"business-integrity-ethics-and-compliance","Business Integrity Ethics and Compliance","Business Integrity, Ethics and Compliance",410,[],325,50,35,{"slug":43,"name":44,"label":44,"total":45,"stories":8,"storyIds":46,"news":47,"publications":48,"events":49},"collective-action","Collective Action",363,[],269,78,16,{"slug":51,"name":52,"label":52,"total":53,"stories":54,"storyIds":55,"news":24,"publications":58,"events":59},"corruption-prevention-and-public-governance","Corruption Prevention and Public Governance",136,3,[17,56,57],9,11,118,2,{"slug":61,"name":62,"label":62,"total":63,"stories":64,"storyIds":65,"news":66,"publications":67,"events":68},"green-corruption","Green Corruption",234,1,[23],116,58,59,{"slug":70,"name":71,"label":71,"total":72,"stories":59,"storyIds":73,"news":74,"publications":8,"events":8},"learning-and-training","Learning and training",228,[19,24],226,{"slug":76,"name":77,"label":78,"total":79,"stories":8,"storyIds":80,"news":81,"publications":82,"events":56},"prevention-research-and-innovation","Prevention Research and Innovation","Prevention, Research and Innovation",195,[],126,60,{"slug":84,"name":85,"label":85,"total":86,"stories":64,"storyIds":87,"news":89,"publications":90,"events":54},"public-financial-management","Public Financial Management",79,[88],12,47,28,{"slug":92,"name":93,"label":93,"total":88,"stories":64,"storyIds":94,"news":20,"publications":17,"events":8},"ukraine","Ukraine",[17],{"items":96,"total":90},[97,128,154,176,198],{"id":98,"title":99,"slug":100,"summary":101,"body":102,"date_published":103,"publisher":104,"type":105,"area":107,"programme":107,"topics":108,"image":109,"tags":111,"countries":124},2469,"Learning from practice: From shelf to school","learning-from-practice-pfm-from-shelf-to-school","School books and learning materials only help students if they arrive on time and in good condition. With support from the Swiss SECO-funded Subnational Public Finance Management programme, regional governments in Peru are modernising how educational materials are stored and delivered.","School books and other learning materials only help students if they arrive on time and in good condition.\n\nWith support from the Swiss SECO-funded Subnational Public Finance Management programme, regional governments in Peru are modernising how educational materials are stored and delivered. Standardised protocols, digital tools and capacity building are turning warehouses from simple storage spaces into more efficient links in the education supply chain.\n\nThe result: more students – particularly in remote and vulnerable areas – receive the learning materials they need, when they need them and in good condition. This is helping to make access to education more equitable while making better use of public resources.\n\n## About this publication\nThis publication presents insights and lessons learned from over a decade of working with regional and municipal governments in Peru to strengthen public financial management systems and practices under our [Programa GFP Subnacional](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gfpsubnacional.pe). The programme is funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) through its cooperation programme in Peru.\n\nYou may share this publication under a Creative Commons [BY-NC-ND 4.0](https:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-nc-nd\u002F4.0\u002Fdeed.en) International Licence.\n\nDisclaimer: The contents are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Basel Institute on Governance, its donors and partners, or the University of Basel.","2026-10-15","Basel Institute on Governance",[106],"Report",null,[85],{"id":110},"6967895d-b905-4bf9-a29b-f02363faa0af",[112,116,120],{"tags_id":113},{"id":114,"name":115},1378,"Public financial management",{"tags_id":117},{"id":118,"name":119},1371,"Public governance",{"tags_id":121},{"id":122,"name":123},1300,"Education",[125],{"countries_id":126},{"name":127},"Peru",{"id":129,"title":130,"slug":131,"summary":132,"body":133,"date_published":103,"publisher":104,"type":134,"area":107,"programme":107,"topics":135,"image":136,"tags":138,"countries":151},2470,"Learning from practice: Early warning systems","learning-from-practice-pfm-early-warning-systems","Regional governments in Peru are strengthening how they respond to Amazon deforestation. With support from the Swiss SECO-funded Subnational Public Finance Management programme, they are using satellite data and early warning systems to monitor vulnerable areas and make better-informed surveillance and control decisions.","Regional governments in Peru are strengthening how they respond to deforestation. With support from the Swiss SECO-funded Subnational Public Finance Management programme, they are using satellite data and early warning systems to monitor vulnerable areas of Amazonian forest and make\nbetter-informed surveillance and control decisions.\n\nThrough staff training, historical analysis of forest cover, digital tools and practical technical assistance, nine Regional Conservation Areas covering 2.8 million hectares now have validated historical baselines and stronger technical capacity. Automated reporting tools are also being introduced, while regional authorities are beginning to use the evidence to update patrol plans and target areas under greatest pressure.\n\nThe experience shows how affordable technology, interagency coordination and investment in local capacity can help public institutions build more effective and sustainable forest monitoring systems.\n\n## About this publication\nThis publication presents insights and lessons learned from over a decade of working with regional and municipal governments in Peru to strengthen public financial management systems and practices under our [Programa GFP Subnacional](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gfpsubnacional.pe). The programme is funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) through its cooperation programme in Peru.\n\nYou may share this publication under a Creative Commons [BY-NC-ND 4.0](https:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-nc-nd\u002F4.0\u002Fdeed.en) International Licence.\n\nDisclaimer: The contents are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Basel Institute on Governance, its donors and partners, or the University of Basel.",[106],[85],{"id":137},"e7e9e1c5-a594-4efd-9616-fdf15144c99b",[139,141,143,147],{"tags_id":140},{"id":118,"name":119},{"tags_id":142},{"id":114,"name":115},{"tags_id":144},{"id":145,"name":146},1303,"Environment",{"tags_id":148},{"id":149,"name":150},804,"Natural resources",[152],{"countries_id":153},{"name":127},{"id":155,"title":156,"slug":157,"summary":158,"body":159,"date_published":103,"publisher":104,"type":160,"area":107,"programme":107,"topics":161,"image":162,"tags":164,"countries":173},2471,"Learning from practice: Conservation agreements","learning-from-practice-pfm-conservation-agreements","Regional Conservation Areas help protect Peru’s Amazon forests, support sustainable local development and mitigate climate change. With support from the Swiss SECO-funded Subnational Public Finance Management programme, authorities are making these agreements more practical, measurable and aligned with conservation priorities.","Regional Conservation Areas help protect Peru’s Amazon forests, support sustainable local development and mitigate climate change. Managing them effectively requires coordination between public bodies, local organisations and other actors in the area.\n\nRegional governments use conservation agreements as a participatory approach to achieve this. With support from the Swiss SECO-funded Subnational Public Finance Management programme, including training, technical assistance and clearer procedures, authorities are making these agreements more practical, measurable and aligned with conservation priorities.\n\nNine agreements have now been signed and four more are being developed. Together, they strengthen the protection of more than 5,300 hectares of Amazon forest. The experience provides a practical example of how participatory governance can strengthen environmental management at the subnational level and offers a model for other regions.\n\n## About this publication\nThis publication presents insights and lessons learned from over a decade of working with regional and municipal governments in Peru to strengthen public financial management systems and practices under our [Programa GFP Subnacional](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gfpsubnacional.pe). The programme is funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) through its cooperation programme in Peru.\n\nYou may share this publication under a Creative Commons [BY-NC-ND 4.0](https:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-nc-nd\u002F4.0\u002Fdeed.en) International Licence.\n\nDisclaimer: The contents are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Basel Institute on Governance, its donors and partners, or the University of Basel.",[106],[85],{"id":163},"3652388d-6173-41c0-a433-69be5066ec78",[165,167,169,171],{"tags_id":166},{"id":118,"name":119},{"tags_id":168},{"id":114,"name":115},{"tags_id":170},{"id":149,"name":150},{"tags_id":172},{"id":145,"name":146},[174],{"countries_id":175},{"name":127},{"id":177,"title":178,"slug":179,"summary":180,"body":181,"date_published":103,"publisher":104,"type":182,"area":107,"programme":107,"topics":183,"image":184,"tags":186,"countries":195},2472,"Learning from practice: Integrity beyond the capital","learning-from-practice-pfm-integrity-beyond-the-capital","Peru’s Integrity Model – its framework for preventing corruption in government operations – is a powerful tool to strengthen integrity and protect public resources. This report shares lessons learned from supporting six Peruvian regional and local governments in embedding these standards into everyday operations.","Peru’s Integrity Model – its framework for preventing corruption in government operations – is a powerful tool to strengthen integrity and protect public resources. But it only works if governments at all levels implement it properly.\n\nThe Swiss-funded Subnational Public Finance Management (PFM) programme, implemented by the Basel Institute on Governance, has supported six Peruvian regional and local governments in embedding these standards into everyday operations.\n\nWithin one year, the regions of Loreto and Apurímac moved from among the lowest-ranked positions to the top of the national Preventive Capacity Index, which measures the effective implementation of the Integrity Model. This shows that targeted support can lead to rapid, measurable improvements in institutional capacity – and to more transparent, ethical management of public resources.\n\n## About this publication\nThis publication presents insights and lessons learned from over a decade of working with regional and municipal governments in Peru to strengthen public financial management systems and practices under our [Programa GFP Subnacional](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gfpsubnacional.pe). The programme is funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) through its cooperation programme in Peru.\n\nYou may share this publication under a Creative Commons [BY-NC-ND 4.0](https:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-nc-nd\u002F4.0\u002Fdeed.en) International Licence.\n\nDisclaimer: The contents are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Basel Institute on Governance, its donors and partners, or the University of Basel.",[106],[85],{"id":185},"79145d5d-9a55-4bc5-b034-7bf77f8ea378",[187,189,191],{"tags_id":188},{"id":118,"name":119},{"tags_id":190},{"id":114,"name":115},{"tags_id":192},{"id":193,"name":194},1373,"Corruption prevention",[196],{"countries_id":197},{"name":127},{"id":199,"title":200,"slug":201,"summary":202,"body":203,"date_published":103,"publisher":104,"type":204,"area":107,"programme":107,"topics":205,"image":206,"tags":208,"countries":217},2473,"Learning from practice: Revenue close to home","learning-from-practice-pfm-revenue-close-to-home","Property tax is an important source of revenue for local governments in Peru. This report provides lessons learned from supporting five provincial municipalities to to diagnose, reform and strengthen their revenue mobilisation – for the benefit of their communities.","Property tax is an important source of revenue for local governments in Peru. It allows them to finance local projects that directly benefit their communities. But collection rates are low, meaning less money to spend on public services.\n\nBetween 2019 and 2025, the Swiss-funded Subnational Public Finance Management (PFM) programme, implemented by the Basel Institute on Governance, has supported five provincial municipalities to diagnose, reform and strengthen their revenue mobilisation.\n\nBy focusing on every stage of the tax management cycle, it helped them identify unregistered taxpayers, update real estate ownership records, launch tax campaigns on time and leverage technology to reach taxpayers more effectively.\n\nAs a result, property tax collection grew by an average of 47 percent. Abancay and San Martín made the strongest gains, with an increase of 138 percent and 46 percent respectively.\n\n## About this publication\nThis publication presents insights and lessons learned from over a decade of working with regional and municipal governments in Peru to strengthen public financial management systems and practices under our [Programa GFP Subnacional](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gfpsubnacional.pe). The programme is funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) through its cooperation programme in Peru.\n\nYou may share this publication under a Creative Commons [BY-NC-ND 4.0](https:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-nc-nd\u002F4.0\u002Fdeed.en) International Licence.\n\nDisclaimer: The contents are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Basel Institute on Governance, its donors and partners, or the University of Basel.",[106],[85],{"id":207},"9c1028ff-1a67-4ae5-ad9f-b3d71b1826be",[209,211,213],{"tags_id":210},{"id":118,"name":119},{"tags_id":212},{"id":114,"name":115},{"tags_id":214},{"id":215,"name":216},1377,"Technology",[218],{"countries_id":219},{"name":127},{"items":221,"total":64},[222],{"id":88,"title":223,"slug":224,"image":225},"Supporting Indigenous communities to protect their territories and livelihoods","indigenous-communities-peru",{"id":226},"3126b260-4460-41cf-b949-6aa16aa36748",{"items":228,"total":54},[229,250,262],{"id":230,"title":231,"slug":232,"date_start":233,"date_end":233,"location":234,"organiser":235,"type":236,"topics":237,"body":238,"image":239,"tags":241},324,"Connecting the Dots: International Conference on Anti-Corruption in a Changing World","2026-anti-corruption-conference","2026-12-11","Vienna International Centre (UNODC headquarters), Vienna, Austria","Basel Institute on Governance, UNODC, OSCE and OSCE ODHIR","Event",[62,85,15,52,35,44],"International Anti-Corruption Day is a chance to celebrate the people and organisations working against corruption – and to show what their efforts mean in practice for people’s lives, public services, the environment, economies and institutions.\n\nOn 11 December 2026, the Basel Institute on Governance, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will bring together diplomats, policymakers, practitioners and experts in Vienna and online. \n\nReflecting the theme of International Anti-Corruption Day 2026 – **Connecting the Dots: Exposing the Links Between Corruption and Crime** – the conference will examine how corruption enables organised crime, helps illicit profits move through the global financial system and weakens the institutions meant to protect society.\n\nThrough a series of lively, cross-disciplinary discussions, the event will connect this wider theme to practical challenges: working with the private sector, harnessing AI against corruption, protecting climate and environmental action, addressing the links between cryptoassets and corruption, strengthening institutional oversight and safeguarding public money. \n\nIt will celebrate progress, showcase practical approaches from different regions and sectors and identify opportunities for stronger cooperation to prevent corruption, follow the money and disrupt the criminal networks it enables.\n\n## Key details\n\n- **Date:** 11 December 2026\n- **Time:** 09:00–17:00\n- **Location:** Vienna International Centre (UNODC headquarters), Vienna, Austria\n- **Format:** Hybrid – in person and online. Space is limited, so in-person participation is by invitation and\u002For subject to approval - **Cost:** Free to attend both in person and online, but participants are responsible for all travel expenses\n- **Registration:** [Apply to attend](https:\u002F\u002Fforms.gle\u002FhPi1zJsy1CPrBQAn8)\n\n### About International Anti-Corruption Day 2026\nThe conference marks International Anti-Corruption Day, held every year on 9 December. This year’s theme, “Connecting the dots: Exposing the links between corruption and crime”, launches a 2026–2027 campaign calling on governments, authorities and businesses to follow the money and stop corruption from enabling crime. \n\nFor more information about the theme and how to get involved, see the [IACD 2026 web page](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.unodc.org\u002Funodc\u002Fen\u002Fanticorruptionday\u002Findex.html).",{"id":240},"4d27394a-c19d-42bc-9a41-bfb482a2b432",[242,246],{"tags_id":243},{"id":244,"name":245},822,"International cooperation",{"tags_id":247},{"id":248,"name":249},982,"Anti-corruption",{"id":251,"title":252,"slug":253,"date_start":254,"date_end":255,"location":107,"organiser":256,"type":236,"topics":257,"body":258,"image":259,"tags":261},236,"National Convention of Judges Specialised in Extinción de Dominio, Peru","national-convention-of-judges-specialised-in-extincion-de-dominio-peru-2374","2023-02-02","2023-02-03","Basel Institute on Governance; Poder Judicial del Perú",[15,85],"Peru’s first National Convention of Judges Specialised in Extinción de Dominio brought together judicial practitioners from across Peru. They aim was to harmonise the understanding and practical application of Peru's non-conviction based forfeiture law, *Extinción de Dominio*, across Peru’s decentralised tribunals.\n\nThe event was co-organised by the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gfpsubnacional.pe\u002F\">Subnational Public Finance Management Programme\u003C\u002Fa> (Programa GFP) of the Swiss SECO Cooperation in Peru, which is implemented by the Basel Institute on Governance, together with Peru's judicial authorities.",{"id":260},"f22818e7-a7e3-4048-bbf4-310f4c0eba9a",[],{"id":263,"title":264,"slug":265,"date_start":266,"date_end":267,"location":107,"organiser":268,"type":236,"topics":269,"body":270,"image":271,"tags":273},248,"National Convention of Prosecutors Specialised in Extinción de Dominio, Peru","national-convention-of-prosecutors-specialised-in-extincion-de-dominio-peru-2373","2022-06-09","2022-06-10","Basel Institute on Governance; Peruvian Public Prosecutor's Office",[15,85],"Peru’s first National Convention of Prosecutors Specialised in Extinción de Dominio brought together 80 prosecutors, lawyers, police officers and other justice practitioners to share experiences on the application of Peru’s *Extinción de Dominio* law.\n\nThe event was co-organised by the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gfpsubnacional.pe\u002F\">Subnational Public Finance Management Programme\u003C\u002Fa> (Programa GFP) of the Swiss SECO Cooperation in Peru, which is implemented by the Basel Institute on Governance, together with the Peruvian Public Prosecutor's Office through its National Coordination Office for Specialised Prosecutor's Offices on Extinción de Dominio.",{"id":272},"a78fc232-4b7a-46d9-958d-883ea1099199",[],{"items":275,"total":89},[276,295,319,345,371],{"id":277,"title":278,"slug":279,"date":280,"type":281,"language":282,"topics":283,"body":284,"image":285,"tags":287,"translations_news":292,"translations":293,"content":294},10650,"Bringing local voices into Peru’s decentralisation debate","peru-decentralisation-debate","2026-08-24","News","English",[85],"How can a country ensure that national policies, budgets and administrative systems respond to realities on the ground – often in local communities and territories far beyond the capital?\n\nThis question is at the centre of a series of regional policy dialogues taking Peru’s decentralisation debate beyond Lima. \n\nHeld under the banner “The State in the Territory: New Pathways for Decentralisation” (*El Estado en el Territorio: nuevas rutas para la descentralización*), the dialogues bring regional and local perspectives into the development of national policy proposals for improving decentralised government.\n\nThe Basel Institute’s [Subnational Public Financial Management Programme](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fwork\u002Fprogrammes\u002Fpublic-finance-management\u002F) ([Programa GFP Subnacional](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gfpsubnacional.pe\u002F)) – funded by the Swiss Economic Cooperation since 2015 – is leading the initiative with additional support from the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. We are happy to partner with three leading Peruvian academic and research institutions: the Institute of Peruvian Studies, Grupo Propuesta Ciudadana (GPC) and Universidad del Pacífico.\n\nThe first dialogue took place in the city of Piura in northwestern Peru. Public officials, specialists, academics and civil society representatives held technical discussions on multilevel governance and the coordination of the state’s administrative systems.\n\n## Why decentralisation needs local voices\n\nDecentralisation can bring decision-making closer to people and make public services and investment more responsive to local needs. But transferring responsibilities is not enough. Regional and local governments also need adequate resources, institutional capacity and administrative systems that work across different levels of the state.\n\nThis is a challenge in many countries. National policies and systems need to provide consistency, while leaving enough room to respond to different regional circumstances. Without that balance, decentralisation can result in fragmented policies and spending rather than more effective government.\n\nListening to people who work with these systems on the ground is therefore essential. Their experience can reveal where national policies support local delivery, where they create obstacles and what could work better.\n\n## Understanding *territorios* \n\nThe word *territorio* reflects this approach. In Spanish, it means more than a geographical area. It describes the ties between people, institutions and the places in which they live. \n\nIt also carries political and social meaning. Local identities, inequalities and economic and environmental conditions all affect how people experience the state.\n\nIn the debate about decentralisation, *territorio* therefore highlights a desire to gain a ground-up understanding of people’s realities in order to inform state reforms.\n\n## Concrete outcomes from the Piura dialogue\n\nPiura offers an especially relevant setting for the first regional dialogue. Its major infrastructure needs and its experience of climate-related shocks, reconstruction and disaster risk management illustrate the limits of fragmented public action. \n\nThey also underline the need for stronger coordination across sectors and levels of government.\n\nThe discussion centred on a policy paper draft by [Carlos Vargas](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fabout\u002Fteam\u002Fcarlos-vargas\u002F), Director of the Basel Institute’s Subnational PFM Programme. It highlighted the need to strengthen coordination across planning, budgeting, public investment, procurement and implementation.\n\nParticipants also stressed that decentralisation reform should go beyond the transfer of responsibilities across levels of government. A key priority is to ensure that the State’s administrative systems work together more effectively at the local level. This would enable public institutions to respond in a more coordinated and coherent way to local needs and priorities. As Carlos Vargas said: \n\n> Piura shows that decentralisation is not only about transferring functions, it is about connecting systems, resources and capacities so that public action responds to local priorities and citizens’ needs.\n\n## How regional experience will inform national policy\n\nThe contributions from Piura and other regional dialogues in Arequipa, Cusco, Loreto and Lambayeque will inform a revised version of the policy paper and a wider set of recommendations for Peru’s national policy debate. \n\nEach dialogue will examine a different aspect of the relationship between decentralisation, public management and territorial development.\n\nIf decentralisation is to work for people across Peru, regional and local experience must help shape it.\n",{"id":286},"6a8cb1ad-6aa6-48ef-9e24-4e4c0dbc7306",[288,290],{"tags_id":289},{"id":118,"name":119},{"tags_id":291},{"id":114,"name":115},[],[],[],{"id":296,"title":297,"slug":298,"date":299,"type":300,"language":282,"topics":301,"body":302,"image":303,"tags":305,"translations_news":314,"translations":317,"content":318},10638,"From budgets to bridges: how better public finance management improves lives in Peru and beyond","interview-how-better-public-finance-management-improves-lives","2026-07-08","Blog",[85],"*How public money is managed at the local level has a direct impact on people's lives – from whether children get their school books to the conservation of local environments on which many communities depend for their health and livelihoods.*\n\n*For more than a decade, the Basel Institute on Governance and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) have partnered with regional and municipal governments across Peru to strengthen public financial management and improve public service delivery.*\n\n*Through the [Programa GFP Subnacional](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gfpsubnacional.pe\u002F), a dedicated team combines practical technical assistance with innovative approaches, including data analytics, digital tools and behavioural interventions. Together, these help governments make better decisions, use resources more effectively and communicate better with the people they serve.*\n\n*In this Q&A, Programme Director Carlos Vargas explains how Programa GFP Subnacional – the Subnational Public Finance Management (PFM) programme – works, what it has achieved and why its lessons matter beyond Peru.*\n\n## How does the programme help governments deliver better services?\nBroadly speaking, the programme aims to enhance processes for public service delivery and improve the capacity of subnational governments to use public resources responsibly.\n\nIn practice, this means really hands-on assistance with things like tax management or budget planning that both covers the required resources (e.g. teaching materials) and considers what’s needed to deliver a service (e.g. enough vehicles to distribute the materials to schools).\n\nThis in turn ensures that citizens receive public services in the quantity and quality they need and projects are completed within budget and on time.\n\nIn other words, the programme aims to make a real difference in people's lives – particularly in areas like education, health, biodiversity conservation and the fight against climate change.\n\nOur advisors work hand-in-hand with local officials, providing technical assistance, training and support with technology in line with national priorities and systems.\n\n## What difference has the programme made in terms of revenue generation?\nThe results have been significant.\n\nOne of the clearest examples comes from Tarapoto in the San Martín region. Through automated WhatsApp reminders, streamlined processes and a new online payment system, the municipality increased property tax collection. The additional revenue helped fund a bridge that now provides around 800 pupils with safe, direct access to their school.\n\nIn the Municipality of Piura, we helped automate tax collection processes using algorithms and artificial intelligence to better understand taxpayer behaviour.\n\nThis allowed us to group taxpayers into categories and design tailored communication strategies for each, which helped increase property tax revenue – funds governments need to invest in public services.\n\n## How about in education or conservation?\nIn education, we have assisted regions to ensure that around 95 percent of school materials now arrive on time before the start of the school year. The programme has also contributed to the timely delivery of vaccines and medicines.\n\nOn biodiversity conservation, we have supported three regional governments in Peru to establish a baseline for deforestation, drawing on 24 years' worth of data to identify zones that are particularly vulnerable to deforestation and other illegal activities.\n\nBased on this, we have developed an early warning system that enables regional governments to act more quickly and direct their limited resources towards the most critical areas rather than trying to cover vast territories.\n\n## Why are regional and municipal governments so important?\nIn Peru, public spending is highly decentralised – around 35 to 45 percent of the budget is allocated to regional governments and municipalities.\n\nThese are the entities closest to citizens. If this final link in the chain does not work well, citizens will not receive the services they need.\n\n## How does better public finance management reduce corruption risks?\nBy improving the efficiency and transparency of processes within public bodies, we limit discretionary power and reduce opportunities for corruption.\n\nThe programme has generated concrete evidence of this. The regional government of Loreto – Peru’s largest region – for example, rose from 18th to 4th place in the national ranking of corruption prevention capacity after becoming a programme beneficiary.\n\nThis kind of progress matters, because corruption ultimately undermines the delivery of public services and the responsible use of public resources.\n\n## What can other countries learn from Peru's experience?\nWe see the Programa GFP Subnacional as a laboratory for public finance innovation. Over more than a decade, it has generated proven tools and approaches that improve efficiency, reduce losses and help ensure the quality of public services.\n\nThis body of evidence – tested and refined over time – represents a form of global learning.\n\nThe lessons and best practices the programme generated can be shared not only across Peru but also with other countries, where they can be adapted to local needs.\n\nIn this sense, the Swiss government's investment in the programme goes beyond impact in a specific region: it is an investment in generating knowledge and innovations that can inform public financial management reforms and help improve public services and the lives of citizens elsewhere.\n",{"id":304},"22d93982-9aff-4a6d-a204-9b9a63aa8e6f",[306,308,310,312],{"tags_id":307},{"id":118,"name":119},{"tags_id":309},{"id":215,"name":216},{"tags_id":311},{"id":114,"name":115},{"tags_id":313},{"id":193,"name":194},[315],{"id":19,"language":316},"es",[],[],{"id":320,"title":321,"slug":322,"date":323,"type":300,"language":282,"topics":324,"body":325,"image":326,"tags":328,"translations_news":341,"translations":343,"content":344},10596,"A career with purpose in public finance management: Límberg Chero","a-career-with-purpose-in-public-finance-management-limberg-chero-2905","2026-01-12",[85,71],"_Our colleague Límberg Chero has played an important role in establishing the Basel Institute’s strong presence in Peru. From the early years – even before a formal office existed in Lima – to his current work with the [Subnational Public Finance Management Programme](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fpublic-finance-peru) ([Programa GFP Subnacional](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gfpsubnacional.pe\u002F)), his journey reflects a great passion for fighting corruption. It began far from the capital, in an ancient town in northern Peru, and was strengthened through rigorous academic training and years of public service._\n\n_This article is part of a series on careers in fighting financial crime and opportunities to learn and study with the Basel Institute._\n\n## The take-off in Peru\n\nMy journey at the Basel Institute on Governance began even before the Lima office existed.\n\nIn 2014, together with colleagues from the Basel Institute – including our dearly missed Managing Director of two decades, Gretta Fenner, and my colleague Óscar Solórzano – we launched a public finance management project funded by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs of Switzerland (SECO).\n\nAlthough centred on macroeconomics and fiscal policy, its essential goal was to make the public budget tangible and meaningful for citizens.\n\nTo do this, we moved beyond traditional approaches and integrated innovative tools, like the use of behavioural science to prevent corruption and foster integrity in the management of public finances. This comprehensive perspective – a novelty in Peru at the time – was key to the project proposal’s success.\n\nSince then, the Subnational Public Finance Management Programme for regional and municipal governments in Peru has retained SECO’s trust for more than 10 years.\n\nThe secret behind this success lies not only in improved processes and fiscal discipline, but in the continuous work with people committed to change. Internally, the Basel Institute’s team is multidisciplinary, open to change and committed to bridging practice and academic insight.\n\n## Bridging differences for sustainability\n\nWorking at the Basel Institute on Governance is truly a privilege. Our Lima office has gained remarkable regional recognition thanks to a distinctive approach: practical, rigorous and focused on building strong relationships with key actors in the fight against corruption, money laundering and terrorist financing.\n\nI currently lead the Subnational PFM Programme’s Interinstitutional Coordination, ensuring the programme’s effectiveness and, above all, the sustainability of reforms at subnational levels, in alignment with national efforts.\n\nThis work requires the continuous reconciliation of the different “languages”, worldviews and objectives of people across Peru’s diverse regions.\n\nOur aim is to craft strategies and messages that resonate equally to ministries, regional governments and municipalities – aligning technical agendas with political ones, and engaging civil society and academia along the way.\n\nThis challenge becomes more manageable because of my background: I come from an ancient town in northern Peru, Monsefú. Being perceived as someone close yet trained in competitive academic and professional environments fosters trust and legitimacy.\n\n## From economics to a global mission\n\nAs a child, leaving my town felt impossible. Universities were located in other regions and the educational options available largely led to local career paths tied to a modest economy with little real opportunities. At that time, the country had not yet experienced the trade openness or business development it has today.\n\nThrough hard work and the trust of people who believed in me, however, I earned scholarships that allowed me to study in highly competitive environments in Peru’s capital, Lima, more than 1,000 kilometres away from my hometown.\n\nMy foundations were solid: I completed my undergraduate studies in economics and later specialised through the Central Bank’s Economics Programme, which admits only 30 candidates out of thousands of applicants, as well as through an internship at the World Bank in Korea.\n\nI worked as an economist at institutions such as the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Central Reserve Bank of Peru, the Andean Community (CAN) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).\n\nAt that time, my professional life felt complete: it combined specialised technical work with teaching and active participation in international networks. These included the Andrés Bello Agreement Network, which brought together university researchers from multiple countries to reflect on and advance regional integration in Ibero-America, as well as the Puentes Network, which focused on promoting transparency in investment by Latin American companies.\n\nBut everything changed when I fully grasped the scope of the challenges posed by global corruption. I never imagined my economics degree would only be the starting point of a much bigger journey. From that moment on, my purpose became clear: to dedicate all my experience to strengthening this fight against forces that hinder global prosperity.\n\n## Innovating with little budget\n\nIn Latin America, the Basel Institute is known for results-oriented innovation. I have witnessed firsthand how every new skill quickly finds a practical application and how we can make significant contributions without the need for additional funding.\n\nFor example, I could draw on my Master’s degrees in Process Innovation and Government Control, and in Public Management and Education (Andragogy) to enrich various initiatives we pursued, such as:\n\n*   supporting regional governments in implementing structural reforms in significantly shorter timeframes;\n*   strengthening Peru’s [Public Finance Management Experts Network](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fnews\u002Fswiss-support-public-finance-management-experts-network-peru), which was recognised during [Peru’s National Innovation Week](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fnews\u002Fperus-innovation-week-showcases-training-concept-our-public-finance-management-team);\n*   and reducing dropout rates and increasing course completion in our Internal Control and Integrity courses through, among other things, the introduction of “virtual coffee breaks”.\n\nDuring the pandemic, we leveraged my background in education to [enhance our online learning and training approach and results](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-design-virtual-training-course-works-your-context-experiences-peru). For example, we started to deliver courses and training across the country via Facebook, a platform that at the time did not charge for mobile data usage and allowed public officials to participate even using low-end mobile phones. These courses have since been integrated into [Basel LEARN](https:\u002F\u002Flearn.baselgovernance.org\u002F) – the Basel Institute’s online training and learning hub.\n\nTogether, these efforts enabled us to develop courses that reached more than 6,000 participants in five years – all without additional funding.\n\n## It’s all about people\n\nMy work has focused on ensuring the sustainability of tangible improvements to public finance management that the PFM Programme’s experts helped implement in areas as varied as:\n\n*   distribution of vaccines and educational materials for children;\n*   property tax collection in major cities;\n*   restitution of confiscated funds;\n*   and the fight against “green corruption”.\n\nIn this context, the most valuable asset is our network. I have more than 20,000 contacts on my business phone – all professionals who directly or indirectly contribute to the Programme’s goals, and above all, friends committed to building a better Peru.\n\nThis network generates mutual benefits: it enables the rapid dissemination of good practices, drastically reduces event preparation costs (we secure many venues at zero cost) and ensures massive impact.\n\nColleagues across the Basel Institute are a vital part of this network. Our close collaboration has led me to take part in a wide range of diverse and fascinating projects – from serving as a director and writer for several programme-produced videos, to moderating international events on asset recovery, and exchanging methodologies used in public finance management that can be applied to asset recovery and repatriation.\n\n## The foundation that inspires and sustains hope\n\nThe Peruvian context presents unique challenges. There is high political volatility, evidenced by the fact that there have been eight presidents in the past 10 years despite only two presidential elections in that period. This means that “VUCA” (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) and the notion of “chaos” are part of daily life.\n\nYet, beneath this instability lies a “subsoil” of ethically committed public officials and technical professionals who allow progress to continue. They are my daily source of inspiration.\n\nAs I often say: There are more good people than bad – they just make less noise. This reflects a reality: the visible efforts of honest Peruvians provide a stronger foundation than the corruption cases that shake us, even if public perception sometimes suggests otherwise.\n\nIn sum, I am deeply grateful for the privilege of engaging with my country and its challenges through work that strengthens public integrity and the fight against corruption. Thank you, Basel Institute – and its magnificent team around the globe – for allowing me to continue serving the world, and especially my country.\n\n## Inspired?\n\nTake a look at the learning opportunities we offer at the Basel Institute for individuals who are equally passionate about fighting corruption and financial crime:\n\n*   [Basel LEARN](https:\u002F\u002Flearn.baselgovernance.org\u002F) – our online training and learning hub with free eLearning courses and lots more\n*   [Basel STUDY](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fstudy) – our postgraduate programmes on anti-corruption and asset recovery with the University of Basel",{"id":327},"0c87b8d7-c3ce-4c9f-912f-8bde8973453d",[329,331,335,337],{"tags_id":330},{"id":248,"name":249},{"tags_id":332},{"id":333,"name":334},867,"Financial crime",{"tags_id":336},{"id":122,"name":123},{"tags_id":338},{"id":339,"name":340},1372,"Training",[342],{"id":20,"language":316},[],[],{"id":346,"title":347,"slug":348,"date":349,"type":281,"language":107,"topics":350,"body":351,"image":352,"tags":354,"translations_news":368,"translations":369,"content":370},10529,"Peru’s Integrity Week celebrates transparency and good governance, including for the environment","perus-integrity-week-celebrates-transparency-and-good-governance-including-for-the-environment-2752","2025-01-28",[62,85],"While most of the world celebrates International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December, Peru has kickstarted a new tradition: an entire week dedicated to integrity, transparency and anti-corruption events and celebrations.\n\nThe country celebrated its first [Semana de Integridad Pública](https:\u002F\u002Fsites.google.com\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fintegridad2024) – Public Integrity Week – last December, following the passing of a law that dedicates the second week of December each year to the occasion. The aim is to reinforce the country’s commitment to transparency and ethics in public administration.\n\nOur teams were closely involved in the various events that took place across the country.\n\n## Building integrity in public finance management\n\nMembers of our Subnational Public Finance Management programme or [Programa GFP Subnacional](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gfpsubnacional.pe\u002F2024\u002F12\u002F10\u002Fel-programa-gfp-subnacional-participa-en-la-semana-de-integridad-publica-con-una-serie-charlas-en-trujillo-lima-moyobamba-cusco-y-tarapoto\u002F) organised and participated in 14 events in nine different regions. In total, the events involved more than 2,000 individuals in person and a similar number online.\n\nTopics included ethical leadership, policies and strategies to mitigate risks and promote transparency in public administrations, and the role of asset forfeiture in fostering integrity and reducing impunity for corruption.\n\nThe discussions and workshops underscored the commitment of the Swiss-funded programme to:\n\n*   Strengthen capacities: Provide tools and practical knowledge to identify and manage the risks that affect public integrity.\n*   Promote multi-stakeholder dialogue: Encourage collaboration between different parties, including government, the private sector and civil society, to address ethical and transparency challenges together.\n*   Inspire action: Promote a culture of integrity and accountability as the basis for inclusive and sustainable development.\n\n## Green corruption high on the agenda\n\nOur [Green Corruption](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fgreen-corruption) prevention team, funded by the UK's Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, also participated in 18 separate events, reaching over 6,000 participants in person and more online.\n\nOur team drew attention to the fact that corruption is a key enabler of illegal trade in natural resources. Illegal logging in the Peruvian Amazon, illegal mining or wildlife trafficking pose serious threats to the country’s environment, people and economy. But these complex crimes can’t be addressed without an active focus on corruption prevention.\n\nThe prominence of this topic during Integrity Week is an important achievement. It reflects increased awareness and interest in green corruption among Peruvian authorities, specifically from the Ministries of the Environment and Agriculture, as well as the national [Secretariat for Public Integrity](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gob.pe\u002F7855-presidencia-del-consejo-de-ministros-secretaria-de-integridad-publica) that led the organisation of the events.\n\n## Learn more\n\n*   See the [press release](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gfpsubnacional.pe\u002F2024\u002F12\u002F10\u002Fel-programa-gfp-subnacional-participa-en-la-semana-de-integridad-publica-con-una-serie-charlas-en-trujillo-lima-moyobamba-cusco-y-tarapoto\u002F) (in Spanish).\n*   See photo highlights from [events in Loreto](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002Fwatch\u002F?v=1608167139761705).\n*   Watch a series of three debates about [asset recovery law and practice in Peru](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=toJ1YHmAwYw&list=PLYRnhpCcnLP9s4bZW_W390N64JDFJXJnw), released at the same time as Integrity Week.",{"id":353},"df5cac6e-f107-43dd-a86d-d7093dd01828",[355,359,361,363,366],{"tags_id":356},{"id":357,"name":358},1274,"Ethics",{"tags_id":360},{"id":118,"name":119},{"tags_id":362},{"id":114,"name":115},{"tags_id":364},{"id":365,"name":44},909,{"tags_id":367},{"id":145,"name":146},[],[],[],{"id":372,"title":373,"slug":374,"date":375,"type":281,"language":107,"topics":376,"body":377,"image":378,"tags":380,"translations_news":381,"translations":382,"content":383},10498,"Swiss-Peruvian public finance management programme enters exciting new phase","swiss-peruvian-public-finance-management-programme-enters-exciting-new-phase-2708","2024-10-21",[85],"We are delighted that our highly successful programme to strengthen public finance management at the regional and local levels in Peru is entering its third four-year phase.\n\nFunded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) since 2013, the [Programa GFP Subnacional](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gfpsubnacional.pe\u002F) aims to improve how public finances are managed and spent at the subnational level and to optimise the delivery of public services to Peruvian citizens.\n\n## Hands-on support, tangible impact\n\nOur office in Lima coordinates an ambitious programme of capacity building and technical assistance, including innovative training initiatives and mentoring by experts based in local and regional government offices.\n\nWith an additional USD 8 million in funding from 2024–2028, the programme will build on its previous achievements in strengthening capacity in relation to procurement, budgeting and risk management processes. These include:\n\n*   Increased efficiency in the programming and execution of public investments, particularly in education and healthcare infrastructure.\n*   Strengthened internal controls and financial management systems at regional and local levels.\n*   Successful implementation of property tax management reforms, significantly boosting local revenue collection.\n*   Notable progress in asset recovery through Peru’s non-conviction based forfeiture law, Extinción de dominio. Drawing on the Basel Institute’s asset recovery expertise, this effort has led to the recovery of millions of dollars in misappropriated public funds and is helping to reduce impunity for corruption.\n\nThe team has also helped to introduce innovative tools to increase efficiency and transparency in public administration – like WhatsApp chatbots for tax collection.\n\nThese [short testimonials](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fplaylist?list=PLYRnhpCcnLP_3bkP5LFPtKnbD0HV1M1vy) highlight some of the real impacts our team’s work has had for both the governments and the citizens they serve.\n\n## New biodiversity focus\n\nThe third phase of the programme will continue strengthening these areas, incorporating new strategies and adapting to changing circumstances.\n\nIt will also add a special focus on the monitoring and surveillance of regional conservation areas, including through the use of innovative technologies. This support will help subnational governments to preserve biodiversity and implement sustainable development strategies, aligning with Peru’s national environmental policies. This complements the work of the Basel Institute’s [Green Corruption programme](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fnews\u002Fimproving-public-integrity-peru-how-regional-governments-can-take-lead) in Peru and neighbouring countries that also enjoy rich biodiversity and are home to precious rainforest.\n\nIn addition, the programme specifically seeks to facilitate the implementation of recommendations for Peru to comply with OECD standards on public finance management at the subnational level.\n\n## Launch event\n\nAt the launch event at the Swiss Ambassador’s residence in Lima, high-level diplomats and subnational government leaders gathered to celebrate the programme’s successes so far.\n\nPaul Garnier, Swiss Ambassador to Peru, highlighted the significance of the ongoing collaboration, saying:\n\n> _“__It is very important to maintain a stable economic framework and solid and transparent institutions that generate confidence and allow for the further deepening of economic relations between Peru and Switzerland._ _It is also important to improve the provision of basic services such as health, education and sanitation._ _We hope that the new phase of the Subnational GFP Programme will contribute to sustainable growth and also to poverty reduction__.”_\n\nMassimo Bloch, Director of the Swiss Economic Cooperation - SECO commented:\n\n> “_This_ _third phase of the_ _Programa GFP Subnacional_ _has been designed taking into account the good practices learned, as well as the particular characteristics and needs of each regional or local government._ _On behalf of SECO…__we want to accompany the coordination, effectiveness and implementation of policies that_ _foster_ _sustainable growth and improve public services for citizens._ _Our commitment to Peru is long-term__.”_\n\nCarlos Vargas Mas, Programme Director, remarked:\n\n> _“Our work has proven that technical assistance, when combined with a commitment to transparency and good governance, can create lasting, meaningful improvements for millions of Peruvians. This new phase will further solidify these gains.”_\n\nAmong the distinguished guests at the event were the Director of the Swiss Economic Cooperation - SECO in Peru, Massimo Bloch, the Basel Institute on Governance’s Head of Latin America, Oscar Solórzano, a thematic coordinator of the Programme and former President of Peru’s Fiscal Council, Carlos Oliva, Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance Betty Sotelo, and the former Minister of Economy and Finance, Miguel Castilla.\n\n## Expanded beneficiaries, alignment with national policies\n\nThe regional government of Loreto and municipality of Maynas are set to join the programme’s 11 existing beneficiaries: the municipalities of Abancay, Cusco, Piura, San Martín (Tarapoto) and Trujillo, as well as the regional governments of Apurímac, Cusco, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Piura and San Martín.\n\nThe programme will also continue close coordination with relevant state institutions, including the [Public Integrity Secretariat](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fnews\u002Ffostering-peer-learning-and-innovation-public-integrity-peru), Ministry of Economy and other relevant Ministries such as health and education, government environmental agencies, prosecutors’ offices and the judiciary.\n\n## Learn more\n\n*   Download a flyer in [Spanish](http:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002F2024-11\u002FProgramaGFP_ES.pdf) or [English](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002F2024-11\u002FProgramaGFP_EN.pdf).\n*   See SECO’s [information sheet](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cooperacionsuiza.pe\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F10\u002FHoja-informativa-finanza-publicas-SECO-2024.pdf) on Switzerland’s commitment to helping Peru improve public finance management (in Spanish).\n*   Watch a short [video about the programme’s achievements](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=8TtfzpfugP4) in the second phase (in Spanish).\n*   Watch [testimonials from public officials](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fplaylist?list=PLYRnhpCcnLP_3bkP5LFPtKnbD0HV1M1vy) telling stories of how the programme has benefited them and the citizens they serve.\n*   View the [Programa GFP Subnacional website](http:\u002F\u002Fwww.gfpsubnacional.pe\u002F) and follow the programme on [LinkedIn](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fcompany\u002Fprograma-gfp-subnacional) and [Facebook](http:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002FGFPsubnacional\u002F).",{"id":379},"f355701d-4d0b-4a0f-a1f3-686436118cb4",[],[],[],[],{"Asset Recovery and Enforcement":385,"Corruption Prevention and Public Governance":386,"Business Integrity Ethics and Compliance":387,"Green Corruption":388,"Public Financial Management":389,"Ukraine":390},"\u002Fwork\u002Fenforcement","\u002Fwork\u002Fprevention","\u002Fwork\u002Fbusiness","\u002Fwork\u002Fprogrammes\u002Fgreen-corruption","\u002Fwork\u002Fprogrammes\u002Fpublic-financial-management","\u002Fwork\u002Fprogrammes\u002Fukraine",1792511569817]