Hongkong training / Bangladesh GDP erosion / Cambodia judicial corruption

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Senior Executive Certificate in Institutional Integrity Management programme, 18-28 April 2017.  The 2017 Senior Executive Certificate in Institutional Integrity Management programme will be held in Hong Kong University from 18-28 April 2017 and it is now inviting applications from overseas anti-corruption or related organizations in both public and private sectors, as well as those responsible for institutional integrity in all institutions.

For more information, visit http://hkuspace.hku.hk/prog/senior-exe-cert-in-institutional-integrity-management

Thank you to Tony Kwok, Adjunct Professor & Hon Course Director, Hong Kong University School of Professional and Continuing Education, for sharing this information.

Corruption erodes Tk 180b GDP a year in Bangladesh.  Corruption has prevented an annual addition of at least Tk 180 billion to the country's gross domestic product (GDP), shows a conservative official estimate.

Fakhrul Islam/Prothom-Alo: http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/136559/Corruption-erodes-Tk-180b-GDP-a-year

Courts ‘Must Solve’ Corruption Conundrum in Cambodia.  Cambodia’s judicial system is troubled by a cycle of corruption, with both sides of the bench accusing the other of perpetuating the practice of bribery, Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) Chairman Om Yentieng said at the inauguration of the new bar association president.

Khy Sovuthy/The Cambodia Daily: https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/courts-must-solve-corruption-conundrum-123755/

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