Peru —through the
Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM) — led the 39th Meeting of the
Anti-Corruption and Transparency Experts Working Group (ACTWG) at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.
At the gathering, representatives of
APEC economies shared their strategies to promote transparency and combat corruption.
Thus,
Public Integrity Secretary at the PCM, Ana Reategui, and
APEC Program Director, Baiq Nouvia, promoted the debate on international collaboration and integration of the gender perspective to combat the negative consequences of corruption on women and girls.
The two-day session came to an end on August 15.
Peru is hosting APEC for the third time after the 2008 and 2016 editions.
21 leading economies
APEC is made up of:
Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, the United States, and Vietnam.
Together, they account for 62% of world's GDP, 48% of global trade in goods and services, plus 38% of the planet's population.
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Published: 8/16/2024