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Call For War On Corruption At All Levels in Afghanistan. The commander of the Combined Security Transition Command (CSTC-A) Robert Kaiser said that corruption inflicts millions of dollars in financial loses to the Afghan government, and called on officials to take firm steps to stop the scourge.

Mirabed Joyenda/TOLO News: http://www.tolonews.com/afghanistan/officials-call-war-corruption-all-levels

Procurement and Corruption in Small Island Developing States: Challenges and Emerging Practices (UNODC publication).  The guide is a result of the collaborative efforts of organizations and individuals, including representatives of Cabo Verde, Comoros, Cook Islands, Fiji, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Jamaica, Madagascar, Maldives, Palau, Sao Tomé e Principe, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, St. Lucia, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, and Vanuatu.

UNODC: http://www.unodc.org/documents/corruption/Publications/2016/V1608451.pdf

Indonesia strengthens asset watch.  Amid rampant corruption by individuals in public offices, the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) has moved to monitor the assets and bank accounts of high-ranking officials and their relatives and associates.

Haeril Halim/The Jakarta Post: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/01/10/ppatk-strengthens-asset-watch.html

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