IMF Anti-Corruption Challenge / Blockchain finance accountability / Myanmar EITI recommendations

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Anti-Corruption Challenge (Funding opportunity).  The IMF Anti-Corruption Challenge where country authorities, relevant civil society organizations, and staff from the IMF and other International Financial Institutions (IFIs) are invited to collaborate and submit solutions to the following challenge: Enhancing Governance in Public Finance, Promoting Good Governance in Central Banks, Financial Disclosure Systems for Public Officials, Use of Data for Financial Intelligence, etc.

Deadline for proposals: 6 December 2019

International Monetary Fund: https://imfilab.brightidea.com/Anticorruption

 

EY launches blockchain tool to help bring accountability to public finances.  Ernst & Young’s “blockchain-enabled” EY OpsChain Public Finance Manager will compare government spending programs with the results of the expenditure, even when the money has passed through different layers of government and public service agencies.

Daniel Palmer/Coindesk: https://www.coindesk.com/ey-launches-blockchain-tool-to-help-bring-accountability-to-public-finances

 

EITI urges Myanmar to improve civil society participation, state firm transparency.  The EITI [Extractives Industry Transparency Initiative] board, convening in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, commended the “meaningful progress” Myanmar has secured in “introducing policy reforms, improving transparency in extractives data, stimulating robust public debate and creating a platform for dialogue among stakeholders.”

John Liu/Myanmar Times: https://www.mmtimes.com/news/eiti-urges-myanmar-improve-civil-society-participation-state-firm-transparency.html

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