Pakistan anti-corruption campaign / Mongolia MP code of conduct / IMF emergency lending review

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Chairman NAB on awareness and prevention strategy: ‘Corruption creates socio-economic turmoil, engulfing whole system’.  “Chairman [National Accountability Bureau of Pakistan] Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal said the NAB’s effective Awareness and Prevention Strategy has started yielding excellent results…During 2020, the NAB’s awareness campaign was effectively highlighted by the media without spending any budget…the NAB and Higher Education Commission (HEC) have [also] signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for creating awareness amongst the students of various universities and colleges.”

The News: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/818853-chairman-nab-on-awareness-and-prevention-strategy-corruption-creates-socio-economic-turmoil-engulfing-whole-system  

 

Draft code of conduct for members of parliament has been submitted.  “The purpose of the revised “Code of Conduct for members of the Mongolian Parliament” is to aid Members of Parliament to live up to their oath and carry out their duty…According to the draft code, the Standing Committee on Ethics and Discipline will impose sanctions on members who violate the rules, with a warning, stern warning, apologies, and a 20 percent reduction in salary for up to 6 months.”

Independent Authority Against Corruption of Mongolia (IAAC): https://www.iaac.mn/news/draft-code-of-conduct-for-members-of-parliament-has-been-submitted/  

Thank you to Erkhemjargal Odsuren, IAAC, for sharing this article.

 

Integrity in IMF emergency lending: what worked? (Blog). “By encouraging commitments on both [public procuremewnt and beneficial ownership transparency], the IMF took a strong stance on promoting good governance and accountability and that is worth celebrating…It would be fair to say that the implementation of the commitments was hit and miss.”

Open Ownership: https://www.openownership.org/blogs/integrity-in-imf-emergency-lending-what-worked/  

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