that most developed countries do not face, including widespread corruption, tax evasion and tax avoidance, and ineffective … on foreign direct investment; forms of corruption, tax evasion, and tax avoidance that are specific to developing …

Public procurement can be highly vulnerable to corruption. This paper outlines a methodology and results in assessing … corruption risks in public procurement and their impact on relative prices, using large databases on government contracts and … corruption risk factor (aggregated in a synthetic corruption risk index). While there are intrinsic limitations to our study …

of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Judiciary (SAJ) in Moldova. The TA report provides analysis of the draft law on the … Anti-Corruption Judicial System and other related laws, and proposes recommendations. The recommendations are informed by … challenges faced by Moldova. The creation of the SAJ is an important new initiative aimed at strengthening anti-corruption …

This paper examines corruption in Moldova, analyzing its impact on economic growth and progress in implementing earlier … IMF recommendations on anti-corruption and anti-money laundering (AML). Despite solid legal frameworks, corruption remains … importance of specialized anti-corruption agencies, robust prosecution, civil society involvement, and international expertise …

This technical assistance report on Zambia discusses the governance and anti-corruption assessment. Acknowledging the … need to address corruption, strengthen governance and the rule of law, the President and authorities of Zambia have … authorities sought the IMF's assistance to analyse governance weaknesses and corruption vulnerabilities and make specific, country …