Project Procurement-Related Reviews

The Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) conducts project procurement-related reviews (PPRRs) on active ADB-financed, administered or supported projects, to confirm compliance with applicable ADB's policies, guidelines, and the loan agreement, with a focus on preventing and detecting integrity violations.

PPRRs provide greater assurance that project funds are used for intended development objectives and beneficiaries. PPRRs help the implementing agencies and the project teams identify and develop preventive measures to mitigate fiduciary risks, improve project management, and enhance project implementation. OAI conducts selected PPRRs in close collaboration with Supreme Audit Institutions—national organizations that set standards for audit work. See the PPRR process.

PPRRs do PPRRs do not
  • focus on procurement, financial management, and asset verification;
  • assess adequacy of internal controls in place;
  • identify irregularities and non-compliance;
  • inspect project outputs;
  • make recommendations to mitigate/eliminate fraud, corruption or abuse of resources
  • evaluate to assess development effectiveness of ADB projects
  • review project outcomes or development impact, which can only be assessed after finalization of a project

OAI also conducts integrity spot reviews, which are limited scope reviews conducted jointly with ADB Operations Departments. A parallel objective is to maximize the specialized skills of OAI by providing hands-on training to develop and transfer those skills to the ADB project team in the arena of prevention and detection of fraud and corruption, thereby immediately benefiting ADB projects and improving development effectiveness.

These reviews fulfill OAI’s proactive and preventive role in combating fraud and corruption. The reviews are in line with ADB's efforts to manage for development results.

Recently posted spot reviews:

Since 2003, OAI has conducted 44 PPRRs (41 completed) including 8 limited reviews for various ADB projects.

Recently posted PPRRs:

Year No. of PPRR/PPRAs Country
2012 5 Bangladesh, Cambodia, Mongolia, Philippines, Sri Lanka
2011 4 Bhutan, Kyrgyz Republic (Русский), Samoa, Viet Nam
2010 5 Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Nepal, People's Republic of China
2009 9 Armenia, Cambodia, India, Mongolia (3 limited PPRRs), Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka
2008 4 Afghanistan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Viet Nam
2007 5 Indonesia, Lao PDR, Nepal, Pakistan, Peoples Republic of China
2006 5 Cambodia, Fiji Islands, Philippines, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam (limited PPRR)
2005 4 Bangladesh, Indonesia, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea
2004 2 India and Viet Nam
2003 1 Sri Lanka

Impact

As President Kuroda indicated during the 2011 Anticorruption Day, “Corruption is a disproportionate tax on the poor and a deterrent to inclusive growth.”

OAI’s reviews serve to reduce the risk of fraudulent and corrupt practices in ADB-financed, administered or supported projects.  Project funds will thus be less at risk of being diverted towards ineligible or unauthorized purposes.

These reviews add to the momentum of increasing developing member countries’ awareness of and compliance with ADB’s Anticorruption Policy.   Should reviews indicate violations of the Policy, OAI conducts further investigations and seeks the cooperation of executing agency and project staff in its efforts.

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