PUTRAJAYA, Oct 19 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Transparency in the management of COVID-19 funds will be among the agenda of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Anti-Corruption and Transparency Experts’ Working Group (ACTWG) virtual meetings beginning today until Oct 23.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in a statement today said the meeting, attended by representatives from 21 APEC economies, would also discuss anti-corruption efforts and initiatives in the Asia Pacific region.
The ACTWG meeting will be chaired by the MACC chief commissioner Datuk Seri Azam Baki, it said.
The MACC has also organised the Network on Anti-Corruption Authorities and Law Enforcement Agencies (ACT-NET) meeting with anti-corruption representatives and enforcement officers from APEC economies to discuss bilateral and multilateral cooperation in fighting corruption, money laundering and illegal trade.
Besides that, the MACC has also organised the virtual Capacity Building Workshop on Exposing the Unseen Hands: Tackling Concealment of Beneficial Ownership to deliberate on current issues pertaining to beneficial ownership.
