Hong Kong training / Pakistan muzzle / India private banks / Samoa crackdown

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TRAINING OPPORTUNITY: Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies programme. The Hong Kong University School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKU SPACE) will offer the “14th Postgraduate Certificate in Corruption Studies" programme from 15 November to 8 December, 2016 in Hong Kong.
This training programme is recognized as one of the leading training courses in anti-corruption studies in the world. To date, a total of 325 anti-corruption practitioners have taken the programme, mostly senior officials of anti-corruption agencies from 44 countries and regions.

Thank you to Tony Kwok, Adjunct Professor & Hon Course Director, HKU SPACE, for sharing this information. To apply or know more, please visit: http://hkuspace.hku.hk/prog/postgrad-cert-in-corruption-studies#general-information

NOTE: AP-INTACT shares this information strictly as a service to members. To apply or know more, please click the link above. Please do not send your query or application to AP-INTACT. AP-INTACT is not responsible for the accuracy of the posted information, including links to web pages, and is not involved in any way in the selection practices/decisions of the sponsoring organisation.

INFO: Govt considering muzzle for accountability watchdog. There allegedly are efforts to undermine the powers of the National Accountability Bureau, Pakistan's anti-corruption agency.
Read the story by Mian Abrar in Pakistan Today: http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/02/18/national/govt-looks-to-put-accountability-watchdog-on-leash/

INFO: Anti-corruption law for private banks too. The Supreme Court of India ruled that the chairpersons, directors, and officers of private banks are public servants and can be prosecuted under the anti-corruption law.
Read the story by Bhadra Sinha, in Hindustan Times: http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/anti-corruption-law-for-private-banks-too-sc/story-MyIHi3ezfp1HDOJJMu9pEI.html

INFO: Crackdown on money laundering. The Central Bank's financial intelligence unit in Samoa is trying to identify local and overseas money launderers who might be using Samoa as a stagepost in money laundering.

Read the story in Radio New Zealand: http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/297342/samoa-crackdown-on-money-laundering

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