At the Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific’s 12th regional conference in September 2025, the Steering Group approved Uzbekistan’s request for full membership, making it the Initiative’s 35th member economy.
Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific
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.
What's new
Who we are
The Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific supports member governments' anti-corruption efforts by:
- Facilitating policy dialogue and exchanging best practices at regional meetings and conferences.
- Conducting policy analysis, including thematic reviews and stocktaking exercises.
- Building capacity for corruption prevention and law enforcement.
1999
Year founded
The ACI was founded in 1999 and operates under the joint Secretariats of the ADB and the OECD.
35
Member economies
The ACI brings together 35 member economies committed to sharing anti-corruption principles and collaborating on legal reforms, enforcement strategies and international co-operation.
12
Regional conferences
Under the theme Integrity to catalyse social development and economic growth, the 12th regional conference brought together member economies to advance integrity frameworks and strengthen enforcement.
Our activities
The ACI's Business Integrity Network (BIN) promotes good practices in business integrity, connects stakeholders and facilitates collective action.
In 2025, the BIG explored the importance of business integrity frameworks as a gateway to sustainable investment. It also held a series of workshops focused on how emerging technologies can help prevent and detect corruption, key elements of effective reporting mechanisms, and how to foster cross-sector partnerships to fight corruption.
In 2024, the BIG held a seminar on government incentives for corporate anti-corruption compliance and business integrity.
The ACI's Public Integrity Network (PIN) supports member governments in promoting integrity and preventing corruption in the public sector.
In 2025, the PIN explored integrity tools to strengthen public administrations in the region. It also held a series of workshops focused on identifying, managing and preventing conflicts of interest for public officials, identifying red flags in asset declarations, and beneficial ownership transparency.
In 2024, the PIN discussed anti-corruption strategies in the region, technologies for asset declarations and beneficial ownership transparency.
Country-specific technical assistance
Thailand
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.
Indonesia
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.
Viet Nam
The project aims to support Viet Nam in strengthening its framework on corporate liability for foreign bribery and promoting business integrity in line with the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention.
In March 2025, the OECD Secretariat organised a workshop in Viet Nam bringing together government officials, private sector representatives and international experts to discuss corporate liability for foreign bribery offences, as set out in Article 2 of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. Experts from the OECD Working Group on Bribery and country-partners shared their national approaches, while Viet Nam presented its current framework on corporate liability for bribery and corruption.
Preventing corruption in crises
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.
