Issue No. 50, March 2021

Can a more secure financial system help raise Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness?

Bhutan is working to decrease opportunities
for money laundering while increasing
the security of the financial system

How did Mongolia get off the money laundering watch list in record time?

Mongolia worked with development partners and donor nations to craft a plan that proactively pursued policies on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism

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Engaging the youth
in anticorruption initiatives

ADB and OECD’s Anti-Corruption Initiative held a seminar on engaging youth in the corruption fight for over 80 Asia-Pacific anticorruption officials on 25 February 2021. The event was held in partnership with the Independent Commission Against Corruption of Hong Kong, China, and is the second of a four-part capacity development series.

Learn more about ADB's Regional Technical Assistance: Capacity Building on Integrity

ADB supports ASEAN efforts
to implement tax integrity standards

ADB briefed 16 tax officials from eight developing member countries on the Regional Hub on Domestic Resource Mobilization and International Tax Cooperation and mechanisms to maintain beneficial ownership information at the 13th meeting of the Working Group of the ASEAN Forum on Taxation, held on 25 February 2021.

Learn more about ADB's Regional Technical Assistance: Enhancing Tax Transparency
of ADB Developing Member Countries

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