The Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific (ACI) operates under the joint Secretariats of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the OECD. The initiative facilitates regional collaboration by convening policymakers, practitioners, experts and private sector leaders to share insights and best practices in anti-corruption and business integrity.
The Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific supports member governments' anti-corruption efforts by:
1999
Year founded
The ACI was founded in 1999 and operates under the joint Secretariats of the ADB and the OECD.
34
Member countries
The ACI brings together 34 member countries committed to sharing anti-corruption principles and collaborating on legal reforms, enforcement strategies and international co-operation.
11
Regional conferences
Under the theme From Pandemic to Recovery: Building Resilient Economies through Transparency, Integrity and Trust, the 11th regional conference brought together member countries to sharpen their policies to fight corruption and promote transparency, integrity and trust.
The ACI's Business Integrity Network (BIN) promotes good practices in business integrity, connects stakeholders and facilitates collective action.
The 2024 Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific Seminar: Government Incentives for Corporate Anti-Corruption Compliance held in Bhutan gathered experts from 18 member economies, including 57 international anti-corruption experts and 96 national stakeholders from Bhutan, and representatives from civil society, international organisations, and the private sector to discuss government incentives for corporate anti-corruption compliance and business integrity for Bhutan.
The ACI's Public Integrity Network (PIN) supports member governments in promoting integrity and preventing corruption in the public sector.
The 2024 Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific Seminar: Government Incentives for Corporate Anti-Corruption Compliance convened the PIN to discuss anti-corruption strategies in the region and technology for asset declarations and beneficial ownership transparency.
Phase II of the OECD-Thailand Country Programme (2023 to 2025) aims to support Thailand's reform efforts to align with OECD standards. Among the 19 initiatives is a key project that focuses on strengthening Thailand's anti-corruption framework.
This project assessed Thailand's legal and policy framework for fighting transnational bribery to align its national frameworks with foundational requirements of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention based on the accession criteria applied to countries seeking accession to the Convention.
In August 2024, a high-level workshop in Bangkok brought together policymakers, civil society and the private sector to discuss key findings and recommendations from the assessment, and to exchange good practices.
The project aims to support Indonesia in strengthening its efforts to fight foreign bribery and aligning with key requirements of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention through technical assistance.
In February 2025, a high-level workshop in Jakarta brought together representatives from the public and private sectors, academia, civil society, international organisations and experts from the OECD Working Group on Bribery to raise awareness about the Convention and related instruments, and to share knowledge and country-specific experiences on legislative drafting and enforcement of foreign bribery.
In October 2023, the ADB and OECD entered into a knowledge partnership agreement to support governments in addressing corruption risks in emergency situations, promote resilient economies in the region and help them to prepare more effectively for future crises. The partnership resulted in the following reports.
