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Impact of Covid-19 on the Work of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Agencies

29 September 2020
The webinar was organized jointly with the OECD’s Anticorruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN) to identify and analyse corruption-related challenges posed by Covid-19 emergency measures, as well as their impact on the detection, investigation, prosecution and adjudication of…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

ADB's Support to the ASEAN Parties Against Corruption Meeting

24 August 2020
The Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) shared anticorruption efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic being implemented by ADB and the Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific. OAI's Cholpon Mambetova also discussed mitigation measures and OECD policy recommendations to ensure that these…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

iACT to Fight Corruption! 2020 Events

17 August 2020
iACT to Fight Corruption! knowledge events are opportunities to interact with national and regional actors, policy experts, and thought leaders who are fighting fraud and corruption in development. Hosted by ADB's Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, these events feature current thoughts and…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Innovation Speakers' Series: Fighting Corruption at a Time of Crisis

30 June 2020
ADB's Office of Anticorruption and Integrity and Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department gathered 400 representatives from the US Embassy, USAID, Basel Institute on Governance, Philippine Commission on Audit, and ADB in a webinar on risk mitigation in emergency assistance. Gretta…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Training Seminar: Undergoing the Exchange of Information on Request Peer Reviews and Implementing the Automatic Exchange of Information Standard

27 to 31 January 2020
The training seminar aimed to : (i) train participants on the requirements of the international standard on Exchange of Information on Request (EOIR) for tax purposes and help them prepare for their jurisdictions’ EOIR peer review; and (ii) train participants on the requirements of the Standard for…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

10th Regional Conference: Preventing and Combating Corruption in Infrastructure Projects in Asia-Pacific

3 to 6 December 2019
Asian Development Bank’s Strategy 2030 identifies infrastructure development as a source of global growth and that an efficient infrastructure is a key priority to promote social and economic development. Countries in Asia-Pacific heavily invest in public infrastructure to drive socio-economic…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing International Tax Standards in the Pacific

21 November 2019
This regional event provided a platform for developing countries in the Pacific to share their successes, challenges, lessons learned and national priorities, with respect to tax transparency and EOI, UBO, and the BEPS minimum standards. It focused on national policies and strategies for ensuring…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific

27 September 2019
  The Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific (ACI) was established in 1999 as a regional forum to support national and multilateral efforts that address and reduce corruption in Asia and the Pacific. It is ADB’s flagship program on anticorruption and is composed of 34 members…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Asia Pacific Training Event on Handling Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) Cases

17 to 21 June 2019
The training event aimed to develop both knowledge and practical experience in relation to resolving tax treaty related disputes under the Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP). This training event explored the MAP process from the beginning (submission of the MAP request and review of the eligibility…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Tax Avoidance and Evasion

3 to 7 June 2019
Tax avoidance and evasion have been threatening Government revenues with fewer resources for infrastructure and services, such as education and health, lowering standards of living. As a result a number of initiatives to tackle tax avoidance and evasion have been undertaken that benefit both…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity