Bangladesh - India - Pakistan

[Opinion] Anti-Corruption Commission must revoke secretary empowerment decision. In December 2022, the ACC of Bangladesh redesigned its delegation of administrative and financial powers, empowering the commissions' secretary with more discretion. TI Bangladesh calls for the withdrawal of the decision.  

 

New Age: https://www.newagebd.net/article/191180/acc-must-revoke-secretary-empowerment-decision 

 

Punjab Vigilance arrested 172 in 129 bribery cases in 2022. The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has set a record in registration of bribery cases, arrests of accused corruption and registration of criminal cases and arrests made. "Chief Minister's Anti-Corruption Action Line" was launched in March 2022 and received more than 300.000 complaints. 

 

Indian Express: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-vigilance-arrested-172-in-129-bribery-cases-in-2022-8369265/ 

 

The Corruption Irrelevance. Without robust systems and institutions, corruption remains deeply rooted in Pakistan's state and society. The overdose of corruption narrative without tangible efforts to fight the menace appears to have made the issue rather irrelevant.  

 

Dawn: https://www.dawn.com/news/1730716 

Madagascar - Vietnam - South Korea

[Brief] The gold sector in Madagascar: at the heart of illicit practices. In Madagascar, illicit practices such as corruption and money laundering are increasing at all levels of the gold mining chain. What are the causes behind this poor governance? 

 

U4: https://www.u4.no/publications/the-gold-sector-in-madagascar-at-the-heart-of-illicit-practices  

 

Research and propose models of specialized anti-corruption agencies and units. The central committee for Internal Affairs advised to issue "regulations on controlling power to prevent and combat corruption and negativity in investigation, prosecution, adjudication and judgement enforcement activities" in a nationwide online conference in Hanoi. 

 

Vietnam Post English: https://vietnam.postsen.com/local/228182/Research-and-propose-models-of-specialized-anti-corruption-agencies-and-units.html  

 

Itaewon, Sewol and the promise of "never again": Compliance, speaking up and complex remediation in the realm of public safety*. In the anti-corruption compliance field, when internal investigations and subsequent root cause analyses are conducted, identifying each critical point of failure that led to the undesired or improper conduct is of the essence. 

 

International Bar Association: https://www.ibanet.org/Itaewon-sewol-and-the-promise-of-never-again  

The UK - Sri Lanka - Global

7 Issues that will affect supply chains in 2023. The last year has been challenging for supply chains, with 2023 set for similar pressures and a raft of new legalization to boot. Public procurement, safety act reforms, corruption and more. 

 

New Civil Engineer: https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/7-issues-that-will-affect-supply-chains-in-2023-05-01-2023/?tkn=1 

 

 

[Opinion] Mega Corruption Everywhere – Real Action Nowhere. Sri Lanka has a multiplicity of non-correlated statutes with responsibility of enforcement by several agencies whereby not withstanding all the good intentions, the menace of corruption has become worse.U 

 

The Island: https://island.lk/mega-corruption-everywhere-real-action-nowhere/ 

 

 

[Report] The Practitioner's Guide to Global Investigations (7^th edition). Not all countries have regimes for the criminal liability of companies, but for those jurisdictions that do, it typically rests on the premise that the acts of certain employees can be attributed to the corporation. 

 

Global Investigations Review (GRI): https://globalinvestigationsreview.com/guide/the-practitioners-guide-global-investigations/2023/article/introduction 

Global - South Korea - India

Joining Forces. Analysts speak of a global "democratic recession" as authoritarian forms of government become more prevalent. This is concerning news for anti-corruption activists. 

 

Transparency International: https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/joining-forces 

 

A positive perception of integrity and fairness has spread across society. The perception of corruption in South Korea improved among every survey participant compared to last year. 

 

ACRC: https://www.acrc.go.kr/board.es?mid=a20301000000&bid=62&list_no=43507&act=view  

 

E-Governance Prospects and Problems. E-Governance promotes development and application of information and communication technology for sustainable development facilitates collaboration, but it is resource intensive, and attention needs to be made to the "digital divide". 

 

Daily Excelsior: https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/e-governance-prospects-and-problems/  

Global - South Korea - India

Joining Forces. Analysts speak of a global "democratic recession" as authoritarian forms of government become more prevalent. This is concerning news for anti-corruption activists. 

 

Transparency International: https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/joining-forces 

 

A positive perception of integrity and fairness has spread across society. The perception of corruption in South Korea improved among every survey participant compared to last year. 

 

ACRC: https://www.acrc.go.kr/board.es?mid=a20301000000&bid=62&list_no=43507&act=view 

 

E-Governance Prospects and Problems. E-Governance promotes development and application of information and communication technology for sustainable development facilitates collaboration, but it is resource intensive, and attention needs to be made to the "digital divide". 

 

Daily Excelsior: https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/e-governance-prospects-and-problems/ 

Indonesia - South Korea - The U.S.

Indonesia's President calls for impactful anti-corruption efforts. President Joko Widodo has instructed that actions to prevent corruption in the future must be impactful and not ceremonial. 

 

Antara News: https://en.antaranews.com/news/266530/president-calls-for-impactful-anti-corruption-efforts  

 

Korea's Anti-Corruption and Civil Right Comission (ACRC)'s Public Participation System and Anti-Corruption Education Introduced as G20 Bali Good Practices. Compendium of Good Practices on Public Participation and Anti-Corruption Education was adopted as one of the Annexes to the G20 Leaders' Declaration 2022. 

 

ACRC: https://acrc.go.kr/board.es?mid=a20301000000&bid=62&act=view&list_no=43229 

 

 

The U.S. is combating Global Corruption and Human Rights Abuses. On International Anti-Corruption Day and on the eve of Human Rights Day, the United States is taking dozens of actions to promote accountability for corruption and human rights abuse around the world. 

 

Department of State: https://www.state.gov/combatting-global-corruption-and-human-rights-abuses/  

Saudi Arabia - Singapore - Global

Saudi Arabia to Host 1^st Ministerial Meeting of OIC's Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Agencies. Saudi Arabia will host the First Ministerial Meeting of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Agencies in the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on December 20th and 21st. 

 

Asharq Al-Awsat: https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/4051956/saudi-arabia-host-1st-ministerial-meeting-oic%E2%80%99s-anti-corruption-law-enforcement  

 

Why Singapore is building digital public goods. Digital public goods provide an opportunity for countries to exchange knowledge on what works – thereby allowing countries that are less equipped, to build on existing solutions without needing to start from scratch 

 

UNDP: https://www.undp.org/blog/why-singapore-building-digital-public-goods  

 

Good Governance can have a transformative impact on investment and growth – IMF. New laws and regulations should aim to minimize opportunities for corruption, enhance competition, prevent emergence of state monopolies, and strengthen transparency and accountability of the public sector. 

 

AKIpress: https://akipress.com/news:689202:Good_governance_can_have_a_transformative_impact_on_investment_and_growth_-_IMF/