practices. To support these efforts and to assist the ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative’s 28 member countries in strengthening … countries’ experiences in strengthening frameworks to protect public procurement from bribery and corruption risks. …

Corruption in public procurement has become a major issue in the Asia-Pacific region as elsewhere in the world. As a … result of corruption, private mansions are being built instead of bridges; swimming pools are dug instead of irrigation … urgent need to fight corruption in public procurement. To identify risk-areas in their public procurement frameworks and to …

cause for allegations of corruption and government inefficiency. The difference between getting public procurement right and … their government to spend these funds for the good of the people. In the past, corruption, inefficiency, ignorance, and …

society have in the fight against corruption - and notably in the fight against bribery in business? The 6th Regional Anti-Corruption … questions and to share their experiences in fighting bribery in business. The conference, organized by the ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption … Initiative for Asia and the Pacific in late November 2008, explored (i) possible drivers and incentives for anti-corruption …

governments and donors increasingly expressed the need for measures to prevent corruption amid widespread concern that significant … amounts of tsunami aid may be being diverted to unscrupulous hands. In response to growing concerns about corruption, the ADB …-OECD Anti- Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific and Transparency International organized an experts meeting on corruption …