[ap-intact] COMMENTARY: Reversing the impact of corruption - How stolen assets can help the poor

"Civil society needs to play a role in asset return. When government officials plunder state treasuries or extract bribes for concessions, those living in poverty, citizens who are most dependent upon social services, suffer the most. Independent local and international NGOs are best positioned to ensure that returned assets are put to the most productive use. Local organizations know the needs on the ground and together with international NGOs can identify interventions that will yield the best development impacts, and most importantly, meet international standards for transparency."

Read the commentary by Swathi Balasubramanian and Colby Pacheco, in DevEx. https://www.devex.com/news/reversing-the-impact-of-corruption-how-stolen-assets-can-help-the-poor-85794

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