On behalf of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), I am pleased to welcome you to the 2nd Asia-Pacific Anticorruption and Integrity Forum jointly organized by ADB, the Xiamen National Accounting Institute (XNAI), the Multilateral Cooperation Center for Development Finance, China International Contractors Association, and the Secretariat of the Maritime Silk Road Central Legal District.
I am glad and honored to be back in Xiamen for the second edition of this forum!
At this time last year, ADB and Xiamen National Accounting Institute successfully co-organized a 3-day event to build capacity on anticorruption, procurement, and safeguards requirements. High-level government and private sector officials from the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Xiamen National Accounting Institute, ADB, and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) supported and participated in the event. One thing we’ve learned is that there is great appetite from PRC contracting community for further and deeper discussions, specifically around compliance practices, additional case studies, and the MDB sanctions system…More