About the Initiative

Countries in the Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia Pacific have resolved to cooperate in the fight against corruption as early as 1999, when they launched the Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific under the joint leadership of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Activities being carried out under the auspices of The Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific are:

• Collective action events and regional thematic workshops

• Country-specific trainings In-country awareness-raising and capacity-building

• Building the regional evidence base for further in-country work

Learn more: 

• Action Plan for Asia-Pacific

• Strategic principles and operational activities

Events

Business Integrity Trends in Asia Pacific: Beyond the Covid-19 Crisis

31 March 2021

This session of the 2021 OECD Business Integrity Roundtables brought together representatives from different sectors for an exchange on innovative anti-corruption initiatives that can help companies big and small weather the damages of the pandemic and maximise the impact of their companies by doing business with integrity. Watch the replay

Anti-Corruption Reforms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: High Level Corruption and the Independence of Prosecutors

15 February 2021

This webinar discussed the findings of reports recently conducted by the Anti-Corruption Network that identified high-level corruption and the key challenges to address it in the region. Watch the replay

Leveraging Open Source Intelligence, Whistleblower Protection and Reporting, and Investigative Journalism to Combat Corruption in Times of Crisis

18 December 2020

Jointly organised by the OECD and American Bar Association, this webinar brought together members of the Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific Law Enforcement Officials’ Network to help equip law enforcement officials working on transnational corruption cases to better detect, investigate and sanction corruption in times of crisis, through the use of open source intelligence, whistleblower reporting and investigative journalism.

Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia Pacific: 24th Steering Group Meeting

17 December 2020

Initiative members came together to report on the implementation of the 2018-2020 work programme, share anti-corruption achievements, hear updates from development partners and outline a plan for the 2021-2023 work programme.

The Self-Evaluation Tool for Corruption Risk Assessment Processes

Toolkit for Raising Awareness and Preventing Corruption in SMEs

Toolkit for raising awarene... by OECD Business and Finance

Read the report

Publications and resources

• Responsible Business Conduct and Anti-Corruption Compliance in Southeast Asia (2020)
  
  
• Mutual Legal Assistance in Asia and the Pacific: Experiences in 31 Jurisdictions (2017)
  
  
• Corporate measures to prevent and detect corruption (2014)
  
  
• Building Multidisciplinary Frameworks to Combat Corruption (2011)
  
  
• Criminalisation of Bribery in Asia and the Pacific (2010)
  
  
• Criminalisation of Bribery Offences (2010)
  
  
• Mutual Legal Assistance, Extradition, and Recovery of Proceeds of Corruption (2008)
  
  
• Asset Recovery and Mutual Legal Assistance (2008)
  
  
• Fighting Bribery in Public Procurement (2008)
  
  
• Managing Conflict of Interest (2008)
  
  
• Strategies for Business, Government and Civil Society to Fight Corruption (2008)

• Strategies for Business, Government and Civil Society to Fight Corruption (2008)
  
  
• Anti-Corruption Policies in Asia and the Pacific: Legal and Institutional Reform in 25 Countries (2006)
  
  
• Denying Safe Haven to the Corrupt and the Proceeds of Corruption (2006)
  
  
• Curbing Corruption in Public Procurement in Asia and the Pacific (2006) 
  
  
• Knowledge - Commitment - Action against Corruption in Asia and the Pacific  (2005)
  
  
• Curbing Corruption in Tsunami Relief Operations (2005)
  
  
• Controlling Corruption in Asia and the Pacific (2003)
  
  
• Taking Action Against Corruption in Asia and the Pacific  (2001)
  
  
• Progress in the Fight against Corruption in Asia and the Pacific  (2000)
  
  
• Combating Corruption in Asia and the Pacific (1999)

Other areas of work

Contact

• OECD Anti-Corruption and Integrity Hub
  
  
• OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct
  
  
• Asia-Pacific Network on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises
  
  
• OECD Trust in Business Initiative

• Elodie Beth, Senior Manager, Global Relations, OECD Anti-Corruption Division
  
  
• Shana Krishnan, Deputy Head, OECD Public Sector Integrity Division
  
  
• Lisa Kelaart-Courtney, Director, Asian Development Bank Office of Anti-Corruption and Integrity