Anticorruption and Integrity

ADB Toughens Anti-corruption Drive

ADB toughened measures to battle fraud and corruption in 2012, as complaints reached a new annual high. Read More

Development against Corruption and Fraud in Asia

Beginning 9 December, ADB is marking International Anticorruption Day with a week-long series of learning events to further develop the understanding among its staff of this complex issue. Read More

International Anticorruption Day 2012

The theme of International Anticorruption Day this year, "iACT: Let's keep up the fight" emphasizes the continued commitment of ADB Management and staff to fight corruption. Read More

GMS Kunming-Hai Phong Transport Corridor - Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway Project

The project procurement-related review report on GMS: Kunming-Hai Phong Transport Corridor - Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway Project in Viet Nam presents lessons learned on detecting and preventing integrity violations during procurement and implementation. Read More

Fighting fraud and corruption in ADB projects

"Asia is the region where the largest number of poor people live. We have to redouble our efforts to eradicate poverty in Asia, and since corruption and poor governance have been major obstacles in reaching this goal, we also have to redouble our efforts to support anticorruption initiatives and to ensure that governance is substantially improved in our member countries. Many developing member countries recognize that corruption must be avoided and governance must be substantially improved." (Haruhiko Kuroda, ADB President, 2012)

The Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) is the initial point of contact for allegations of integrity violations involving ADB-related activities or ADB staff. Independent since October 2009, OAI’s mission is to ensure ADB and its partners maintain the highest ethical and professional standards, and prevent resources intended to improve the lives of the poor from being used to line the pockets of the unscrupulous.