Featuring
Pascale Hélène Dubois, Vice
President, Integrity, World Bank Group
Kathrin
Frauscher, Deputy and
Program Director, Open Contracting Partnership
Hasan
Tuluy, Board
Director, Partnership for Transparency and former Vice
President, World Bank
Moderator
Charles Kenny,
Director of Technology and Development and Senior Fellow, Center for Global
Development
The World Bank Group committed nearly $60 billion for development projects
and programs in fiscal year 2017. As the largest individual source
for development finance in the world, the Bank frequently sets standards
and adopts practices that spread both to other multilateral institutions as
well as governments worldwide.
In 2017, the Integrity Vice Presidency (INT), an independent office within
the World Bank Group that investigates and pursues sanctions related to
allegations of fraud and corruption in World Bank Group-financed projects,
opened 51 investigations and issued 52 reports covering 68 Bank Group
projects, while also providing preventative services and undertaking
internal investigations. Through its Integrity Compliance Office, INT plays
a preventive role by actively engaging sanctioned entities in pursuing
rehabilitative measures, such as the implementation of integrity compliance
programs.
These activities helped safeguard the World Bank Group’s funding against
misuse, but was there a broader impact beyond the contracts and contractors
involved?
Pascale Hélène Dubois will discuss the global impact of World Bank
investigation and prevention activities and then join a panel with Kathrin
Frauscher, Deputy and Program Director, Open Contracting Partnership and
Hasan Tuluy, Partnership for Transparency Board Director, former World Bank
Vice President, to dive deeper into what more can be done at the World Bank
and other international institutions to combat corruption.
Date & Time
Wednesday, May 2
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
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