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La Procuraduría General del Estado asumió hoy la presidencia del Grupo de Enlaces Interinstitucionales para la Recuperación de Activos (Geira). El delegado y director de Patrocinio de la PGE, Jorge Albornoz, recibió el informe de fin gestión y expuso el plan de trabajo 2025-2026.

💡 Why should development banks engage in anti-corruption and Collective Action initiatives? Speaking at the International Collective Action Conference on 25–26 June 2024, Lisa Miller explained why preventing fraud and corruption is essential for development banks like the World Bank Group to achieve their missions – and how engaging in Collective Action with other stakeholders can help. Watch the full interview and video here: lnkd.in/gfhvVwCs

🌲 Identifying and mitigating corruption risks is crucial to protecting Latin America's glorious forests and ensuring a sustainable timber trade that benefits local people. So we're very happy to launch a new virtual course on managing corruption risks in the timber trade: 👩‍🎓 200+ public officials from 🇧🇴 Bolivia, 🇪🇨 Ecuador and 🇵🇪 Peru, plus Indigenous leaders and researchers 🗓 Seven weeks 👐 Hands-on and practical, with group projects and peer learning opportunities 💻 Powered by Basel LEARN, our online knowledge and training hub The course builds on the momentum our #GreenCorruption team has achieved in Latin America under a project of the @StateDept @StateINL. Read more: baselgovernance.org/news/managing-…

The victims of economic crimes are often hard to identify. Also challenging are the questions around victims' role in criminal proceedings and rights to compensation in negotiated settlements. If you missed our joint webinar with @TheAcademyBrass on Thursday exploring these debates, catch up here: 📖 Takeaways: baselgovernance.org/news/probing-i… 📺 Recording: youtu.be/XSFqICzBwaA

🌟 A brand new training programme on illicit enrichment has made its debut in Malawi! 💲 The programme is designed to help practitioners gain the knowledge and skills to investigate and prosecute cases of unexplained wealth in line with local legislation, and to recover any unjustified assets. ❓ What is illicit enrichment? Learn all about it: baselgovernance.org/news/new-train… Thanks to funding from @FCDOGovUK

➡ How to implement new asset recovery laws effectively? 🗣 One crucial aspect is to allow specialised prosecutors to share experiences and discuss how to harmonise practice across a jurisdiction. 🇵🇪 That's the purpose of this national meeting of prosecutors specialised in Extinción de dominio, Peru's non-conviction based forfeiture law. 🗓 The event was organised by our @Programa_GFP with the support of @SECO_CH as part of our long-term assistance in implementing the law and recovering assets for the benefit of the Peruvian people. 💬 In the words of Paul Garnier, @EmbSuizaPeru, "the recovery of embezzled public assets is one of the most important issues in the political and economic agendas of the countries in the region". ✅ And these are the kinds of events and interventions that help countries to do that. 👏 Congratulations to the whole team including @SolorzanoOso, Carlos Vegas, Sergio Jiménez, Elma Vergara Cabrera, Peru's National Coordination Office for Specialised Prosecutors in Extinción de dominio, and to the prosecutors who attended the conference and shared their experiences with their peers. 📹 youtube.com/watch?v=EoZOBN…

Exciting opportunity ahead! Join us on 19 September 2024 for an online discussion on using business integrity tools to advance Collective Action anti-corruption initiatives. In this webinar, we’ll move from theory to practice with insights from leading experts in the field, featuring: 🎓 The launch of a new Collective Action eLearning course 🛠️ Practical tips on using effective business integrity tools 💡 A look into how artificial intelligence could transform the anti-corruption landscape Be part of the conversation and register here: lnkd.in/etgrniUa. 📅 Date: 19 September 2024 ⏰ Time: 13:00–14:30 CEST #CollectiveAction #BusinessIntegrity #AntiCorruption #AI #Webinar #eLearning

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Our International Centre for Asset Recovery training team is growing! We are very pleased to welcome Anne-Claude Scheidegger to the Institute as Senior Specialist, Asset Recovery. Anne-Claude brings years of experience as a prosecutor specialising in the fight against economic crime. Bienvenue Anne-Claude!  baselgovernance.org/about-us/peopl…

⚖️ "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." At the Basel Institute, we recognise that corruption prevention is a crucial complement to our enforcement efforts. 🌍 Our Green Corruption team works closely with partners who are committed to the challenging task of shifting the narrative on corruption and transforming systems and mindsets. 🇲🇼 In Malawi, the team has worked alongside the @ACBMalawi to support the @DNPWMalawi, @ForestryMalawi and @malawi_police in strengthening internal controls. 🔑 A key step in this process has been raising awareness about codes of ethics. The video below exemplifies this work – it is already reaching rangers across all parks in the beautiful Malawi. Take a look! 👀 This project was delivered thanks to funding from 🇬🇧 @UKBCFs and @DefraGovUK. @cabrejoleroux @juhanigrossmann

🇲🇩 We are searching for a Programme Officer with excellent administration and Romanian/English translation skills. Based in Chișinău, Moldova you will be helping to strengthen Moldova’s asset recovery delivery chain, with a particular focus on the enhancement of mutual legal assistance capabilities. For more information and application: baselgovernance.org/about-us/work-…

📢 Calling all crypto whizzes and experienced trainers! 🚀 We are looking for an experienced financial crimes specialist to lead law enforcement-focused workshops on financial investigations and asset recovery in the context of virtual assets. 📊 You'll also support investigations by our law enforcement partners involving virtual assets and lead on debates about policy and legal reforms in this fast-growing field. 🔗 baselgovernance.org/about-us/work-…

The Wolfsberg Group is looking for a new Executive Secretary to take over the role from Alan Ketley who will be retiring at the end of the year. For more information and application 🔗 baselgovernance.org/about-us/work-…

Human rights must be the guiding light for non-conviction based forfeiture laws, argues @SolorzanoOso. What, how, why? Find out in Oscar's Q&A on a groundbreaking new guide by @gafilat, the Latin American body of @FATFNews. The guide sets out best practices in non-conviction based forfeiture in the region. Oscar drafted the guide in collaboration with GAFILAT's Asset Recovery Network, with support from the 🇪🇺 @ProgramaCOPOLAD led by 🇪🇸 @FIIAPP and 🇮🇹 @iila_org. Dive into the details: baselgovernance.org/blog/new-gafil…

🇦🇺 Australia will soon overhaul its foreign bribery laws to enhance enforcement and compliance. A guest blog from Arizona State University law student Ryan Carter explains how the reforms address long-standing concerns expressed by the OECD Working Group on Bribery and civil society. The reforms draw on successful changes made in the UK in 2010, and are an encouraging step in the right direction. Learn more 🔗 baselgovernance.org/news/australia…